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Microbial Ecology 16.2- Microbiology
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16.3 Marine Habitats Coastal 7% of area, but most life Open Ocean
Pelagic-top layers Demersal-bottom
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16.3 Planktonic Communities
Plankton-base of the food web Phytoplankton-photoautotrophs Produce 70% of all O2 Zooplankton-heterotrophs Bacterioplankton-decomposers
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16.3 Demersal Plankton Extremophile Chemosynthetic Microbes
Hydrothermal vents Cold seeps
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16.3 Zooxanthellae Symbiotic Corals Most diverse marine ecosystems
Very sensitive to changes in temperature or pH (bleaching)
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16.4 Biogeochemical Cycles
Carbon Cycle Decomposers Methanogenesis Nitrogen Cycle Nitrogen Fixation Nitrification Denitrification Phosphorus Cycle Algal bloom Sulfur Cycle Iron Cycle
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16.5 Microbial Symbiosis Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism
Both benefit Commensalism One benefits, other is unharmed Parasitism One benefits, other is harmed
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16.5 Microbial Symbiosis Ruminant Herbivores
Large herbivores have large capacity many- chambered stomachs which house microbes that can break-down cellulose
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16.5 Microbial Symbiosis Squid-Aliivibrio Symbiosis Bioluminescence
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16.5 Microbial Symbiosis Fungal Symbiosis Mycorrhiza in roots Lichens
Pioneer Species Insects Termites & ants
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16.5 Microbial Symbiosis Rhizobia Legume Roots- Nitrogen fixation
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16.6 Microbial Bioremediation
Ore Leaching Petroleum biodegradation Water and Soil detoxification
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