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Michaela N. Alksne

University of California San DiegoORCID 0009-0002-2284-1639Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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EcologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedMay 6, 2026

Microbial and small zooplankton communities predict density of baleen whales in the southern California Current Ecosystem

Erin V. Satterthwaite, Trevor Ruiz, Nastassia Patin…·Brice Xavier Semmens

The paper uses microbial and small plankton communities to predict baleen whale densities in the Southern California Current Ecosystem, finding strong predictive relationships with up to 99% variability explained.

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0334209

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