Feeding strategy and dietary preference shape the microbiome of epipelagic copepods in a warm nutrient‐impoverished ecosystem
Abstract Copepods provide a rich organic microenvironment allowing the settlement and proliferation of microorganisms, forming dynamic microbial hotspots in the oceans. Such symbiotic associations in the plankton were previously hypothesized to be especially developed in warm oligotrophic seas, as t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-01-01
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Series: | Environmental DNA |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.357 |