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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-193-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-193-2019
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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18 Jan 2019
Research article |
| 18 Jan 2019
| 18 Jan 2019
Enhanced microbial nitrogen transformations in association with macrobiota from the rocky intertidal
Catherine A. Pfister
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Mark A. Altabet
School of Marine Sciences, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA, USA
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- Foundation species loss alters multiple ecosystem functions within temperate tidepool communities J. Fields & N. Silbiger https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13978
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- High summer temperatures amplify functional differences between coral‐ and algae‐dominated reef communities F. Roth et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3226
- The dynamics and stoichiometry of dissolved organic carbon release by kelp B. Weigel & C. Pfister https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3221
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- Ammonification by kelp associated microbes increases ammonium availability A. Hochroth et al. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296622
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- Rate and fate of dissolved organic carbon release by seaweeds: A missing link in the coastal ocean carbon cycle E. Paine et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13198
- Kelp beds and their local effects on seawater chemistry, productivity, and microbial communities C. Pfister et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2798
- Spatial organization of the kelp microbiome at micron scales S. Ramírez-Puebla et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01235-w
- Microorganisms in Macroalgae Cultivation Ecosystems: A Systematic Review and Future Prospects Based on Bibliometric Analysis Y. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13051110
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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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