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

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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
    Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) UMR7093)

  • 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)

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.

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  • Tristan Biard & Lars Stemmann & Marc Picheral & Nicolas Mayot & Pieter Vandromme & Helena Hauss & Gabriel Gorsky & Lionel Guidi & Rainer Kiko & Fabrice Not, 2016. "In situ imaging reveals the biomass of giant protists in the global ocean," Nature, Nature, vol. 532(7600), pages 504-507, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:532:y:2016:i:7600:d:10.1038_nature17652
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17652
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    1. Manon Laget & Laetitia Drago & Thelma Panaïotis & Rainer Kiko & Lars Stemmann & Andreas Rogge & Natalia Llopis-Monferrer & Aude Leynaert & Jean-Olivier Irisson & Tristan Biard, 2024. "Global census of the significance of giant mesopelagic protists to the marine carbon and silicon cycles," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.

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