2007, Oceanography 20(2):16–27, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.44

Foundations of Microbial Oceanography

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David M. Karl | Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

Lita M. Proctor | University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, and currently Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Directorate of Biosciences, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, USA

Opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

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It's been said, "The farther backwards you look, the farther forward you are likely to see" (Sir Winston Churchill, 1874–1965). This is especially true in science where knowledge is cumulative and contemporary challenges are built on the successes of the past. Microbial oceanography is a relatively new discipline that endeavors to establish a comprehensive understanding of sea microbes, from genomes to biomes, thereby coupling biosystems to ecosystems. Microbial oceanography has its historic roots in the more established fields of microbiology, oceanography, and marine biology. Many current practitioners, however, are unaware of some of the key benchmarks and the contributors who helped to establish their discipline. Our introduction presents a few selected waypoints in microbial oceanography.

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Karl, D.M., and L.M. Proctor. 2007. Foundations of microbial oceanography. Oceanography 20(2):16–27, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.44.

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