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Modeling polar marine ecosystem functions guided by bacterial physiological and taxonomic traits
Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
Jeff S. Bowman
Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Ya-Wei Luo
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
Hugh W. Ducklow
Division of Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, USA
Oscar M. Schofield
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Deborah K. Steinberg
Department of Biological Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA
Scott C. Doney
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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Heterotrophic marine bacteria are tiny organisms responsible for taking up organic matter in the ocean. Using a modeling approach, this study shows that characteristics (taxonomy and physiology) of bacteria are associated with a subset of ecological processes in the coastal West Antarctic Peninsula region, a system susceptible to global climate change. This study also suggests that bacteria will become more active, in particular large-sized cells, in response to changing climates in the region.
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