In situ imaging reveals the biomass of giant protists in the global ocean

Tristan Biard, Lars Stemmann (), Marc Picheral, Nicolas Mayot, Pieter Vandromme, Helena Hauss, Gabriel Gorsky, Lionel Guidi, Rainer Kiko and Fabrice Not ()
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Tristan Biard: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin UMR7144, Station Biologique de Roscoff
Lars Stemmann: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) UMR7093
Marc Picheral: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) UMR7093
Nicolas Mayot: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) UMR7093
Pieter Vandromme: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Helena Hauss: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Gabriel Gorsky: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) UMR7093
Lionel Guidi: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) UMR7093
Rainer Kiko: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Fabrice Not: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin UMR7144, Station Biologique de Roscoff

Nature, 2016, vol. 532, issue 7600, 504-507

Abstract: An in situ imaging technique has been used to show that large rhizarian plankton represent a much larger biomass than previously thought, meaning that they are likely to make an important contribution to ocean ecosystems.

Date: 2016
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