Microbial oceanography in a sea of opportunity
Microbial oceanography in a sea of opportunity
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DOI：
10.1038/nature08056
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发表时间：
2009-05-14
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64.8
通讯作者：
Colwell, Rita R.
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作者：
Bowler, Chris;Karl, David M.;Colwell, Rita R.
浮游生物利用太阳能驱动营养循环，使地球适合更大的有机体居住。我们现在可以利用基因组学来探索浮游生物的多样性和功能，揭示与海洋生存相关的基因库。这样的研究将帮助我们认识到海洋系统和海洋对气候变化的反应的敏感性，从而提高气候模型的预测能力。
Plankton use solar energy to drive the nutrient cycles that make the planet habitable for larger organisms. We can now explore the diversity and functions of plankton using genomics, revealing the gene repertoires associated with survival in the oceans. Such studies will help us to appreciate the sensitivity of ocean systems and of the ocean's response to climate change, improving the predictive power of climate models.