![Distributions of temperature (A), and relative abundances Pelagibacter (B), Teleaulax (C), and Sulfitobacter (D) in surface waters (5 meters depth). Here you can see the contrasting distributions of Pelagibacter and Sulfitobacter within the Alaska Coastal Current Distributions of temperature (A), and relative abundances Pelagibacter (B), Teleaulax (C), and Sulfitobacter (D) in surface waters (5 meters depth). Here you can see the contrasting distributions of Pelagibacter and Sulfitobacter within the Alaska Coastal Current](logs/june17-2/media/fig1-800.jpg)
Detecting Patterns of Distribution in Arctic Marine Microbial Communities
To investigate spatial variability of microbial communities in the Arctic, scientists use geographic maps to visualize the relative abundance of individual taxa across stations and depths.
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