Oceanographic and biogeochemical insights from diatom genomes

Annual Review of Marine Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 333-365

  Bowler, Chris ^a,b   Vardi, Assaf ^c   Allen, Andrew E ^d  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Climate change; Gene transfer; Metagenomics; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIATOM; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; UREA;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIATOM; GENETICS; GENOME; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIATOMS; GENOME; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; OCEANOGRAPHY; OCEANS AND SEAS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA;

EID: 77957294748     PISSN: 19411405     EISSN: 19410611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-120308-081051     Document Type: Article

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