The dynamic trophic architecture of open-ocean protist communities revealed through machine-guided metatranscriptomics [Ecology]

Intricate networks of single-celled eukaryotes (protists) dominate carbon flow in the ocean. Their growth, demise, and interactions with other microorganisms drive the fluxes of biogeochemical elements through marine ecosystems. Mixotrophic protists are capable of both photosynthesis and ingestion of prey and are dominant components of open-ocean planktonic communities. Yet the...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - February 10, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Bennett S. Lambert, Ryan D. Groussman, Megan J. Schatz, Sacha N. Coesel, Bryndan P. Durham, Andrew J. Alverson, Angelicque E. White, E. Virginia Armbrust Tags: Ecology Biological Sciences Source Type: research