2 September 2021
The planktonic interactome of the global ocean sensitive to change
Marine plankton form complex communities of interacting organisms that form the basis of the food web and help regulate climate, but it is unclear how these interactions are affected by climate change. Using Tara Oceans sampling, a team including our U. Laval members Mathieu Ardyna, Connie Lovejoy, and Marcel Babin, studied the global planktonic co-occurrence network - the community interactome - and assessed its vulnerability to environmental change. Their results highlight a latitudinal organization of the planktonic interactome into a marine biome with more poleward connections, with certain lineages thought to be most affected by climate change. The article appeared in the journal Science Advances.
