Uneven response of microbial communities to intense dust deposition across the coastal transition zone off Mauritania
The eastern North Atlantic region receives large Saharan dust deposition inputs, providing nutrients and trace metals to the surface waters. We assessed the effects of intense dust deposition on phytoplankton and bacteria cell abundances, metabolic activity, and community structure, along a surface...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.999729/full |