Spatial scales of bacterial diversity in cold-water coral reef ecosystems.

BACKGROUND: Cold-water coral reef ecosystems are recognized as biodiversity hotspots in the deep sea, but insights into their associated bacterial communities are still limited. Deciphering principle patterns of bacterial community variation over multiple spatial scales may however prove critical fo...

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Main Authors: Sandra Schöttner, Christian Wild, Friederike Hoffmann, Antje Boetius, Alban Ramette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3293894?pdf=render