The research vessel Polarstern on the Atlantic Ocean. (IMAGE)

University of Oldenburg

The research vessel Polarstern on the Atlantic Ocean.

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During two cruises with the German Research Vessel "Polarstern", a team of marine microbiologists investigated the taxonomic and functional diversity of microbial communities in the near-surface Atlantic Ocean, including a section in the Southern Ocean, along a 13,000 km transect between 62°S and 47°N.

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Meinhard Simon/ University of Oldenburg

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