Protist grazing and viral lysis as prokaryotic mortality factors at Baltic Sea oxic-anoxic interfaces

Author(s)
Ruth Anderson, Christian Winter, Klaus Jürgens
Abstract

Interface zones between oxic and anoxic water masses (pelagic redoxclines) host highly active prokaryotic communities, mediating important biogeochemical transformations. However, for marine pelagic redoxclines almost no knowledge exists on the magnitude of the loss processes affecting these prokaryotic communities. We assessed the importance of protist grazing and viral lysis as prokaryotic mortality factors for 2 central Baltic Sea redoxclines using a combination of microscopy and experimental community manipulation techniques. Our results demonstrate that protist grazing dominated prokaryotic mortality at suboxic (

Organisation(s)
Functional and Evolutionary Ecology
External organisation(s)
Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung
Journal
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Volume
467
Pages
1-14
No. of pages
14
ISSN
0171-8630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10001
Publication date
2012
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
106022 Microbiology
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 14 - Life Below Water
Portal url
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/protist-grazing-and-viral-lysis-as-prokaryotic-mortality-factors-at-baltic-sea-oxicanoxic-interfaces(2762e11d-269c-4dbe-92cc-880558fdcb2d).html