Patterns of diversity in marine phytoplankton

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2010

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Barton, Andrew D.
Dutkiewicz, Stephanie
Flierl, Glenn
Bragg, Jason
Follows, Michael J.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

Abstract

Spatial diversity gradients are a pervasive feature of life on Earth. We examined a global ocean circulation, biogeochemistry, and ecosystem model that indicated a decrease in phytoplankton diversity with increasing latitude, consistent with observations

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Keywords: biogeochemistry; dispersal; ecosystem modeling; growth rate; marine ecosystem; oceanic circulation; phytoplankton; seasonal variation; spatial variation; article; biodiversity; biogeochemistry; ecosystem; growth rate; latitude; nonhuman; phytoplankton; pr

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Science

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