Metabolic evolution and the self-organization of ecosystems

Metabolic evolution and the self-organization of ecosystems

Metabolism mediates the flow of matter and energy through the biosphere. We examined how metabolic evolution shapes ecosystems by reconstructing it in the globally abundant oceanic phytoplankter Prochlorococcus To understand what drove observed evolutionary patterns, we interpreted them in the conte...

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Main Authors: Braakman, Rogier (Contributor), Follows, Michael J (Contributor), Chisholm, Sallie (Penny) (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Chisholm, Sallie W (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2017-11-16T21:41:11Z.
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