Physiology and Rates in Microbial Oceanography (PRIMO)

Our goal is to develop a community and framework for co-designing novel physiological metrics that may act as ‘currency converters’ to link ‘omics datasets and biogeochemical models of the marine ecosystem.

 

To this end, this literature review covers well-established physiological metrics routinely used in biological oceanography, as well as novel metrics being developed to determine physiological rates at both the cellular and community level. The table includes information about the methods (currencies, units, assumptions, uncertainties) that impact their potential readiness to be used in biogeochemical models. We also provide key references to facilitate discovery.

 

We have divided the inventory into four sections: Primary Production, Secondary Production, Nutrient Fluxes, and Interactions. Feel free to focus your feedback on your field of expertise.

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Thank you to the expert reviewers who provided invaluable feedback on this inventory.