Modeled diversity effects on microbial ecosystem functions of primary production, nutrient uptake, and remineralization

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 153-163

  Goebel, Nicole L ^a   Edwards, Christopher A ^a   Follows, Michael J ^b   Zehr, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

California Current System; Complementarity; Diversity; Ecosystem function; Facilitation; Marine ecosystem; Niche; Numerical model; Nutrient uptake; Phytoplankton; Primary productivity; Selection

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; DIATOM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FACILITATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NICHE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMINERALIZATION; SELECTION;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 84893339113     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-0421.1     Document Type: Article

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