@article{fdi:010093316, title = {{F}ine-scale sampling unveils diazotroph patchiness in the {S}outh {P}acific {O}cean}, author = {{B}enavides, {M}ar and {C}onradt, {L}. and {B}onnet, {S}ophie and {B}erman-{F}rank , {I}. and {B}arillon, {S}. and {P}etrenko, {A}. and {D}oglioli, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}iazotrophs are important contributors to nitrogen availability in the ocean. {O}ceanographic cruise data accumulated over the past three decades has revealed a heterogeneous distribution of diazotroph species at regional to global scales. {H}owever, dynamic fine-scale physical structures likely affect the distribution of diazotrophs at smaller spatiotemporal scales. {T}he interaction between fine-scale ocean dynamics and diazotrophs remains poorly understood due to typically insufficient spatiotemporal sampling resolution and the lack of parallel detailed physical studies. {H}ere we show the distribution of five groups of diazotrophs in the {S}outh {P}acific at an unprecedented resolution of 7-16 km. {W}e find a patchy distribution of diazotrophs, with each group being differentially affected by parameters describing fine-scale physical structures. {T}he observed variability in species abundance and distribution would be masked by a coarser sampling resolution, highlighting the need to consider fine-scale physics to resolve the distribution of diazotrophs in the ocean.}, keywords = {{PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{ISME} {C}ommunications}, volume = {1}, numero = {1}, pages = {en ligne [3 ]}, ISSN = {2730-6151}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1038/s43705-021-00006-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093316}, }