A Holistic Approach to Marine Eco-Systems Biology

2011 PLoS Biology 496 citations

Abstract

The structure, robustness, and dynamics of ocean plankton ecosystems remain poorly understood due to sampling, analysis, and computational limitations. The Tara Oceans consortium organizes expeditions to help fill this gap at the global level.

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BiologyRobustness (evolution)PlanktonEcologyEcosystemMarine ecosystemMarine biologySampling (signal processing)OceanographyComputational biologyComputer science

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2011
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Volume
9
Issue
10
Pages
e1001177-e1001177
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496
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Eric Karsenti, Silvia G. Acinas, Peer Bork et al. (2011). A Holistic Approach to Marine Eco-Systems Biology. PLoS Biology , 9 (10) , e1001177-e1001177. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001177

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10.1371/journal.pbio.1001177