Journal
ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages 239-260Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-042021-012353
Keywords
phytoplankton; plankton microbiome; algal bloom; chemical signaling; scale; microbial community dynamics
Funding
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under Germany's Excellence Strategy [EXC 2051, 081021-42]
- Max Planck Society
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The annual patterns of plankton succession in the ocean determine ecological and biogeochemical cycles, and the interplay between photosynthetic eukaryotes and microbiota balances the composition of aquatic planktonic ecosystems. Chemical signaling plays a key role in these interactions, influencing species succession and community composition.
The annual patterns of plankton succession in the ocean determine ecological and biogeochemical cycles. The temporally fluctuating interplay between photosynthetic eukaryotes and the associated microbiota balances the composition of aquatic planktonic ecosystems. In addition to nutrients and abiotic factors, chemical signaling determines the outcome of interactions between phytoplankton and their associated microbiomes. Chemical mediators control essential processes, such as the development of key morphological, physiological, behavioral, and life-history traits during algal growth. These molecules thus impact species succession and community composition across time and space in processes that are highlighted in this review. We focus on spatial, seasonal, and physiological dynamics that occur during the early association of algae with bacteria, the exponential growth of a bloom, and its decline and recycling. We also discuss how patterns from field data and global surveys might be linked to the actions of metabolic markers in natural phytoplankton assemblages.
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