Atmospheric Deposition Impact on Bacterial Community Composition in the NW Mediterranean.

ABSTRACT: Atmospheric deposition is a source of inorganic nutrients and organic matter to the ocean, and can favor the growth of some planktonic species over others according to their nutrient requirements. Atmospheric inputs from natural and anthropogenic sources are nowadays increasing due to desertification and industrialization, respectively. While the impact of mineral dust (mainly from the Saharan desert) on phytoplankton and bacterial community composition has been previously assessed, the effect of anthropogenic aerosols on marine bacterial assemblages remains poorly studied. Since marine bacteria play a range of roles in the biogeochemical cycles of inorganic nutrients and organic carbon, it is important to determine which taxa of marine bacteria may benefit from aerosol fertilization and w

SUBMITTER: Marin-Beltran I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6491866 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature