Distributions and relationships of virio- and picoplankton in the epi-, meso- and bathypelagic zones of the Western Pacific Ocean

Abstract Virio- and picoplankton mediate important biogeochemical processes and the environmental factors that regulate their dynamics, and the virus–host interactions are incompletely known, especially in the deep sea. Here we report on their distributions and relationships with environmental facto...

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Published in:FEMS microbiology ecology 2017-02, Vol.93 (2), p.1
Main Authors: Liang, Yantao, Zhang, Yongyu, Zhang, Yao, Luo, Tingwei, Rivkin, Richard B., Jiao, Nianzhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abiotic factors
Autotrophic Processes
Biogeochemistry
Carbon Cycle
Deep sea
Deep sea environments
Ecology
Environment
Environmental aspects
Environmental factors
Heterotrophic Processes
Hydrography
Microbiology
Microorganisms
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
Phylogeography
Plankton
Prochlorococcus
Prokaryotes
Seawater - microbiology
Seawater - virology
Stations
Synechococcus
Upwelling
Virus-like particles
Viruses
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Summary:Abstract Virio- and picoplankton mediate important biogeochemical processes and the environmental factors that regulate their dynamics, and the virus–host interactions are incompletely known, especially in the deep sea. Here we report on their distributions and relationships with environmental factors at 21 stations covering a latitudinal range (2–23° N) in the Western Pacific Ocean. This region is characterized by a complex western boundary current system. Synechococcus, autotrophic picoeukaryotes, heterotrophic prokaryotes and virus-like particles (VLPs) were high (
ISSN:1574-6941
0168-6496
1574-6941
DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiw238