Large-scale ocean connectivity and planktonic body size

Large-scale ocean connectivity and planktonic body size

Body size is hypothesised to be a major determinant of β-diversity in passively-dispersing marine organisms. Here, Villarino et al. show that plankton body size determines rates of dispersal along marine currents, with shorter dispersal and higher species spatial turnover in larger organisms.

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Main Authors: Ernesto Villarino, James R. Watson, Bror Jönsson, Josep M. Gasol, Guillem Salazar, Silvia G. Acinas, Marta Estrada, Ramón Massana, Ramiro Logares, Caterina R. Giner, Massimo C. Pernice, M. Pilar Olivar, Leire Citores, Jon Corell, Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, José Luis Acuña, Axayacatl Molina-Ramírez, J. Ignacio González-Gordillo, Andrés Cózar, Elisa Martí, José A. Cuesta, Susana Agustí, Eugenio Fraile-Nuez, Carlos M. Duarte, Xabier Irigoien, Guillem Chust
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c52abcfac2784d3faa14e50aa30cdd8d
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