Picoeukaryote Plankton Composition off West Spitsbergen at the Entrance to the Arctic Ocean

• Published in: The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology Vol. 61; no. 6; pp. 569 - 579
• Main Authors: Kilias, Estelle S, Nöthig, Eva‐Maria, Wolf, Christian, Metfies, Katja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Society of Protozoologists 01.11.2014; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: 454-pyrosequencing; Arctic region; Barents Sea; Base Sequence; Beaufort Sea; Biodiversity; biogeography; Chlorophyta; cold; community structure; Environment; Eukaryota - classification; Eukaryota - genetics; Eukaryota - isolation & purification; microbial diversity; Micromonas pusilla; next generation sequencing; Norway; Oceans and Seas; Phaeocystis; Phaeocystis pouchetii; Phylogeny; phylotype; phytoplankton; plankton; Plankton - classification; Plankton - genetics; Plankton - isolation & purification; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics; salinity; surveys; Svalbard; Temperature; Beaufort Sea; Barents Sea; Norway; Arctic region; Svalbard; PNW, Beaufort Sea; PNE, Barents Sea; PNE, Norway, Svalbard, Spitsbergen; PNE, Arctic Ocean, Fram Strait; PN, Arctic Ocean; PNE, Barents Sea, Spitsbergen Current; PNE, Arctic Ocean, West Spitsbergen Current; phytoplankton; 454-pyrosequencing; biodiversity; microbial diversity; biogeography; next generation sequencing

Investigation of marine eukaryotic picoplankton composition is limited by missing morphological features for appropriate identification. Consequently, molecular methods are required. In this study, we used 454‐pyrosequencing to study picoplankton communities at four stations in the West Spitsbergen...