MICROPLANKTONIC COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN A COASTAL SYSTEM RELATIVE TO A PHAEOCYSTIS BLOOM INFERRED FROM MORPHOLOGICAL AND TAG PYROSEQUENCING METHODS.

Microplanktonic community structure in a coastal system relative to a Phaeocystis bloom inferred from morphological and tag pyrosequencing methods.

BACKGROUND: Massive phytoplankton Eye Makeup blooms, like the recurrent Phaeocystis proliferation observed every year in the Eastern English Channel (EEC), have a significant influence on the overall planktonic community structure and their food web dynamics.As well as being an important area for local fisheries, the EEC is an ideal ecosystem for w

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