Microbial food web

The microbial food web refers to the combined trophic interactions among microbes in aquatic environments. These microbes include viruses, bacteria, algae, heterotrophic protists (such as ciliates and flagellates).^[1] In aquatic ecosystems, microbial food webs are essential because they form the basis for the cycling of nutrients and energy. These webs are vital to the stability and production of ecosystems in a variety of aquatic environments, including lakes, rivers, and oceans. By converting dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and other nutrients into biomass that larger organisms may eat, microbial food webs maintain higher trophic levels. Thus, these webs are crucial for energy flow and nutrient cycling in both freshwater and marine ecosystems.^[2]

^ Mostajir B, Amblard C, Buffan-Dubau E, De Wit R, Lensi R, Sime-Ngando T. (2015) "Microbial food webs in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems" In: Bertrand J-C, Caumette P, Lebaron P, Matheron R, Normand P and Sime-Ngando T (Eds.) Environmental Microbiology: Fundamentals and Applications: Microbial Ecology pages 485–510, Springer. ISBN 9789401791182.
^ Azam, F., Fenchel, T., Field, J. G., Gray, J. S., Meyer-Reil, L. A., & Thingstad, F. (1983). "The ecological role of water-column microbes in the sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10, 257-263" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] Mostajir B, Amblard C, Buffan-Dubau E, De Wit R, Lensi R, Sime-Ngando T. (2015) "Microbial food webs in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems" In: Bertrand J-C, Caumette P, Lebaron P, Matheron R, Normand P and Sime-Ngando T (Eds.) Environmental Microbiology: Fundamentals and Applications: Microbial Ecology pages 485–510, Springer. ISBN 9789401791182.

[2] Azam, F., Fenchel, T., Field, J. G., Gray, J. S., Meyer-Reil, L. A., & Thingstad, F. (1983). "The ecological role of water-column microbes in the sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10, 257-263" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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