Bacterioplankton dynamics driven by inter-annual variation in phytoplankton spring bloom communities in the Baltic Sea
M. T. Camarena Gomez, C. Ruiz-Gonzalez, J. Piiparinen, T. Lipsewers, C. Sobrino, R. Logares, K. Spilling
The paper examines how inter-annual variations in Baltic Sea phytoplankton spring blooms affect bacterioplankton composition and function, finding that diatom-dominated blooms increase bacterial diversity and production, while dinoflagellate or specific diatom blooms reduce them.
bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2019Microbiology