Oceanographic Basis of the Global Surface Distribution of <i>Prochlorococcus</i> Ecotypes

A. Bouman, Heather; Ulloa, Osvaldo; J. Scanlan, David; Zwirglmaier, Katrin; K. W. Li, William; Platt, Trevor; Stuart, Venetia; Barlow, Ray; Leth, Ole; Clementson, Lesley; A. Lutz, Vivian; Fukasawa, Masao; Watanabe, Shuichi; Sathyendranath, Shubha

doi:10.1126/science.1122692

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Oceanographic Basis of the Global Surface Distribution of Prochlorococcus Ecotypes

Published in Science • May 12, 2006

Authors:

Heather A. Bouman

Osvaldo Ulloa

David J. Scanlan

Abstract

By using data collected during a continuous circumnavigation of the Southern Hemisphere, we observed clear patterns in the population-genetic structure of Prochlorococcus, the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth, between and within the three Southern Subtropical Gyres. The same mechanisms...

Subject

Prochlorococcus

Ecotype

Southern Hemisphere

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