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Nutrient and Light Availability Regulate the Relative Contribution of Autotrophs and Heterotrophs to Respiration in Freshwater Pelagic Ecosystems

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this study, two main hypotheses were addressed. (1) Bacteria contribute proportionally less than autotrophs to ecosystem respiration as ...
Noozhawk

Biologist Probes Role of Organisms that Both Eat and Photosynthesize

In biology, there are organisms that produce their own food and those that must obtain it elsewhere. This distinction between autotrophs and heterotrophs is a familiar aspect of the natural world for ...
Nature

Elevated temperature increases carbon and nitrogen fluxes between phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacteria through physical attachment

Quantifying the contribution of marine microorganisms to carbon and nitrogen cycles and their response to predicted ocean warming is one of the main challenges of microbial oceanography. Here we ...
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Spatiotemporal Variability in Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Microbial Plankton Abundances in a Subtropical Estuary (Galveston Bay, Texas)

The subtropical estuary Galveston Bay (Texas) is influenced by frequent riverine pulses from two important rivers in its northern sector and by ocean tides from the Gulf of Mexico in its southern ...