The 100 µm length scale in the microbial ocean

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Roman Stocker¹ 

关键词: Marine microbes;    Microscale interactions;    Microbial ecology;    Gradients;    Chemotaxis;    Motility;    Turbulence;   

DOI  :  10.3354/ame01777

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Marine microorganisms live and interact at the microscale. Yet, in a field traditionally dominated by human-scale sampling approaches, we are only just beginning to develop an appreciation for the importance of microbial microscale processes. Here, I propose that the 100 µm length scale is a useful yardstick to measure and develop an intuition for this rich microscale world, because it characterizes a range of physical, chemical and biological processes that occur in a microbe’s quotidian journey through the sea.

【 授权许可】

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