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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Main Authors: Kalle Olli, Timo Tamminen, Robert Ptacnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-02-01
Series:Limnology and Oceanography Letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10242