SAR11 is a group of small, carbon-oxidizing bacteria that reach a global estimated
population size of 2.4× 1028 cells—approximately 25% of all plankton. They are found …

In aquatic ecosystems, unicellular algae form the basis of the food webs. Theoretical and
experimental studies have demonstrated that one of the mechanisms that maintain high …

Organisms have evolved to trade priorities across various needs, such as growth, survival,
and reproduction. In naturally complex environments this incurs high computational costs …

Trait-based ecology merges evolutionary with classical population and community ecology
and is a rapidly develo** branch of ecology. It describes ecosystems as consisting of …

Over the past couple decades, there has been intense exploration of the soil microbiome
using modern sequencing and bioinformatics approaches. These studies have revealed a …

Heterotrophic nanoflagellates are the main consumers of bacteria and picophytoplankton in
the ocean and thus play a key role in ocean biogeochemistry. They are found in all major …

Communication is vital for all organisms including microorganisms, which is clearly
demonstrated by the bacterial quorum-sensing system. However, the molecular …

Abstract Interpretation of 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) to 16S rRNA gene ratios (rRNA: rDNA)
is based on a limited number of studies with rapidly growing copiotrophic bacteria. The most …

The effect of environmental change in structuring the phytoplankton communities of the
coastal waters of the Eastern English Channel was investigated by applying a trait-based …

No one is perfect, and organisms that perform well in some habitat or with respect to some
tasks, do so at the cost of performance in others: there are inescapable trade‐offs …