Predictable shifts in diversity and ecosystem function in phytoplankton communities along coastal salinity continua
Abstract Salinity is a major environmental predictor of phytoplankton species richness and composition. We hypothesize that the variation in phytoplankton richness along coastal salinity gradients is reflected in essential ecosystem functions like resource use efficiency (RUE)—the proportion of limi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-02-01
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Series: | Limnology and Oceanography Letters |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10242 |