Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-193-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-193-2019
Research article
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18 Jan 2019
Research article |  | 18 Jan 2019

Enhanced microbial nitrogen transformations in association with macrobiota from the rocky intertidal

Catherine A. Pfister and Mark A. Altabet

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (07 Aug 2018) by Clare Woulds
AR by Catherine Pfister on behalf of the Authors (08 Aug 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Sep 2018) by Clare Woulds
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (23 Sep 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (16 Oct 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Oct 2018) by Clare Woulds
AR by Svenja Lange on behalf of the Authors (06 Nov 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (28 Nov 2018) by Clare Woulds
AR by Svenja Lange on behalf of the Authors (13 Dec 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (08 Jan 2019) by Clare Woulds
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Short summary
Microbial assemblages on host plants and animals are an increasingly recognized biological phenomenon. We present evidence that microbes in association with mussels and seaweeds are contributing greatly to nitrogen cycling in coastal marine areas, often many times that of the microbes that are simply free-living in seawater. The addition of dissolved organic carbon increased nutrient uptake by microbes, suggesting that coastal species enhance microbial metabolism through resource provisioning.
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