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  • Biogeochemistry
  • Oceanography

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  • Marine microbial communities are crucial drivers of global biogeochemical cycles.
  • Understanding the factors shaping these communities is essential for predicting Earth system processes.

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  • To investigate the relationship between oceanographic features and marine microbial community structure and function.
  • To elucidate how physical oceanography influences microbial biogeography.

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  • Integration of oceanographic measurements with high-resolution molecular sampling.
  • Analysis of microbial functional landscape in relation to hydrographic features.

Main Results:

  • Hydrographic features were identified as key determinants of the microbial functional landscape.
  • Physical ocean structure significantly shapes marine microbial biogeography.

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  • Physical ocean structure plays a fundamental role in structuring marine microbial communities.
  • This structure directly impacts microbial contributions to global biogeochemical cycles and Earth system functions.