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Ammonium is the preferred source of nitrogen for planktonic foraminifer and their dinoflagellate symbionts

The symbiotic planktonic foraminifera Orbulina universa inhabits open ocean oligotrophic ecosystems where dissolved nutrients are scarce and often limit biological productivity. It has previously been proposed that O. universa meets its nitrogen (N) requirements by preying on zooplankton, and that i...

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Autores principales: LeKieffre, Charlotte, Spero, Howard J., Fehrenbacher, Jennifer S., Russell, Ann D., Ren, Haojia, Geslin, Emmanuelle, Meibom, Anders
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7329048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32546098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0620