Ammonium is the preferred source of nitrogen for planktonic foraminifer and their dinoflagellate symbionts

The symbiotic planktonic foraminifera Orbulina universa inhabits open ocean oligotrophic ecosystems where dissolved nutrients are scarce and often limit biological productivity. It has previously been proposed that O. universa meets its nitrogen (N) requirements by preying on zooplankton, and that i...

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Published in:Proc Biol Sci
Main Authors: LeKieffre, Charlotte, Spero, Howard J., Fehrenbacher, Jennifer S., Russell, Ann D., Ren, Haojia, Geslin, Emmanuelle, Meibom, Anders
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2020
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Palaeobiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7329048/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32546098
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0620
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