Marko Terzin
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Marko Terzin
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PhD-ing with GBR microbes @AIMSatJCU | Quantitative Marine Science | Former @IMBRSea | Sketching in my free time: https://www.instagram.com/markito_dibujando/
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🦠 Seawater heterotrophic microbes likely remineralize particulate organic matter (POM) from picocyanobacteria into dissolved nutrients, recycling essential nutrients to support higher trophic levels in the offshore Great Barrier Reef, playing a critical role in the reef microbial loop.
January 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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🌞 Seasonal shifts show nutrient concentrations were 3x higher in summer, linked to increased primary production by picocyanobacteria like Synechococcus.
January 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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🧬 Functional genes in seawater microbes proved to be twice as stable than microbial taxonomy in indicating physico-chemical factors like temperature and nutrients.
January 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM