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Though they may be
small, microorganisms are the most abundant form of life in the ocean. Marine
microbes are responsible for making roughly half of the organic carbon that’s
usable by life. Many marine microbes live near the surface, depending on energy
from the sun for photosynthesis.
Yet between the
low supply of and high competition for some key nutrients, like nitrogen, in
the open ocean, scientists have puzzled over the vast diversity of microbial
species found there. Researchers from the University of Washington, in
collaboration with researchers from 12 other institutions, show that time of
day is key, according to a study published Jan. 20 in Nature Ecology &
Evolution.
The competition is slightly alleviated
With staggered
uptake of the essential nutrient nitrogen, “instead of having to compete with
the whole field, [microbes] only have to compete with the organisms that share
that specific shift with [them]. Perhaps that’s one way that the competition is
slightly alleviated and can facilitate all of these diverse microbes being able
to live off of the same nutrient source,” said co-first author Daniel Muratore,
a doctoral student at Georgia Tech.
Explanation for incredible diversity of marine life in the same place
at the same time
“Realizing that
various types of microbes acquire nitrogen at different times of day helps to
answer a long-standing question in oceanography: How can there be such an
incredible diversity of life, all essentially in the same place at the same
time?” said co-author Anitra Ingalls, a UW professor of oceanography. “Being
able to explain the underlying reasons for this diversity will help
oceanographers better predict how these communities may shift as the ocean
changes.”
Sacha Coesel, a UW
research scientist in oceanography, is also a co-author. The research was
supported by grants from the Simons Foundation, the National Science
Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the U.S. Geological Survey.
