Metabarcoding analysis of marine zooplankton confirms the ecological role of a sheltered bight along an exposed continental shelf.
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16567
Abstract: Zooplankton plays an essential role in marine ecosystems as the link between primary producers (phytoplankton) and higher trophic levels in food webs, and as a dynamic pool of recruits for invertebrates and fish. Zooplankton communities… read more here.
Keywords: role; zooplankton; ecological role; continental shelf ... See more keywords
Ecological Role of Bacteria Involved in the Biogeochemical Cycles of Mangroves Based on Functional Genes Detected through GeoChip 5.0
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DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00936-21
Abstract: Bacteria have important functions in biogeochemical cycles, but studies on their function in an important ecosystem, mangroves, are still limited. Here, we investigated the ecological role of bacteria involved in biogeochemical cycles in seven representative… read more here.
Keywords: cycles mangroves; ecological role; bacteria involved; involved biogeochemical ... See more keywords
New Ecological Role of Seaweed Secondary Metabolites as Autotoxic and Allelopathic
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00347
Abstract: Allelopathy and autotoxicity are well-known biological processes in angiosperms but are very little explored or even unknown in seaweeds. In this study, extract and major pure compounds from two distinct populations of the red seaweed… read more here.
Keywords: role seaweed; secondary metabolites; ecological role; metabolites autotoxic ... See more keywords