Low diversity of planktonic bacteria in the tropical ocean

The diversity of macro-organisms increases towards the equator, with almost no exceptions. It is the most conserved biogeographical pattern on earth and is thought to be related to the increase of temperature and productivity in the tropics. The extent and orientation of a latitudinal gradient of ma...

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Main Authors: Milici, Mathias, Tomasch, Jürgen, Wos-Oxley, Melissa L., Wang, Hui, Jáuregui, Ruy, Camarinha-Silva, Amelia, Deng, Zhi-Luo, Plumeier, Iris, Giebel, Helge-Ansgar, Wurst, Mascha, Pieper, Dietmar H., Simon, Meinhard, Wagner-Döbler, Irene
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707477/