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Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Christopher L. Follett, Michael J. Follows, Fernanda Henderikx-Freitas, Francois Ribalet, Mary R. Gradoville, Sacha N. Coesel, Hanna Farnelid, Zoe V. Finkel, Andrew J. Irwin, Oliver Jahn, David M. Karl, Jann Paul Mattern, Angelicque E. White, Jonathan P. Zehr, Virginia Armbrust (2024), Multiple biotic interactions establish phytoplankton community structure across environmental gradients, Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lno.12555 Continue reading Multiple biotic interactions establish phytoplankton community structure across environmental gradients

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Observations suggest diazotrophs like Crocosphaera and Trichodesmium pay for their ability to fix nitrogen with a very low growth rate, yet diatom-diazotroph associations or DDAs exhibit high growth rates. CBIOMES postdoctoral fellow Chris Follett and co-authors use a cell flux model to test the hypothesis that diatom-diazotroph associations or DDAs grow faster than unpaired diazotrophs because the diatoms in DDAs provide organic carbon to their diazotroph guests that boost their growth rate. Continue reading Fellow Travelers