Fungi contribute substantially to biogeochemical cycles of terrestrial and marine habitats by decomposing matter and recycling nutrients. Yet, the diversity of their planktonic forms in the open ocean is poorly described. In this study, culture-independent and molecular approaches were applied to investigate fungal diversity and abundance derived from samples collected […]
Monthly Archives: July 2014
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The Marine Microbe Group (Johnson and Hunt Labs) at the Duke Marine Laboratory has been awarded a NSF project (#1416665) to study the effects of ocean acidification on microbes. Titled, ‘Collaborative Research: Ocean Acidification: microbes as sentinels of adaptive responses to multiple stressors: contrasting estuarine and open ocean environments,‘ the […]