Science: Map the global distribution of eukaryotic plankton biodiversity

Eukaryotic plankton is an important and highly diverse part of the marine ecosystem

Marine eukaryotic plankton produces 50% of the oxygen we breathe.

A research team studied the biogeography of eukaryotic plankton on a global scale, using DNA data collected by the Tara Ocean Explorer between 2009 and 2013

In order to explain the diversity of eukaryotic plankton, the researchers observed the biogeographic differences between plankton communities based on their ecological conditions

The researchers studied the mechanisms behind these changes by comparing the biogeography of plankton groups with environmental data and ocean circulation models

By revealing the global geographic structure of eukaryotic plankton biodiversity, this study illustrates the possibility of combining large-scale biodiversity data with novel and adaptive statistical modeling methods

The research article "Global Drivers of Marine Eukaryotic Plankton Biogeography in the Sun" was published in the journal Science on October 29, 2021: https:// abb3717

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Global drivers of eukaryotic plankton biogeography in the sunlit ocean