Small players, large role: Microbial influence on biogeochemical processes in pelagic aquatic ecosystems

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• pelagic ecosystem 100%
• aquatic ecosystem 69%
• prokaryote 52%
• nutrient 47%
• productivity 30%
• ecosystem 25%
• organic carbon 22%
• photooxidation 17%
• energy flux 15%
• aquatic system 15%
• excretion 15%
• relative abundance 13%
• zooplankton 13%
• physical process 13%
• biomass 8%
• particle 7%
• material 5%

Agriculture & Biology

• heterotrophs 99%
• aquatic ecosystems 85%
• autotrophs 37%
• phytoplankton 25%
• prokaryotic cells 25%
• organic carbon 17%
• particulates 15%
• nutrients 14%
• nutrient content 14%
• ecosystems 12%
• photooxidation 10%
• zooplankton 8%
• automobiles 8%
• excretion 6%
• biomass 4%
• energy 4%

Chemical Compounds

• Ecosystem 86%
• Nutrient 77%
• Organic Carbon 31%
• Photooxidation 15%
• Energy 6%