Global dispersal of free-living microbial eukaryote species - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2002 May 10;296(5570):1061-3.

doi: 10.1126/science.1070710.

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• PMID: 12004115
• DOI: 10.1126/science.1070710

Global dispersal of free-living microbial eukaryote species

Bland J Finlay. Science. 2002.

Abstract

The abundance of individuals in microbial species is so large that dispersal is rarely (if ever) restricted by geographical barriers. This "ubiquitous" dispersal requires an alternative view of the scale and dynamics of biodiversity at the microbial level, wherein global species number is relatively low and local species richness is always sufficient to drive ecosystem functions.

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• Microbial eukaryote species.
  Coleman AW. Coleman AW. Science. 2002 Jul 19;297(5580):337; author reply 337. doi: 10.1126/science.297.5580.337a. Science. 2002. PMID: 12134868 No abstract available.

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