Relating the Diversity, Abundance, and Activity of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaeal Communities to Nitrification Rates in the Coastal Ocean

Bradley B Tolar1, Jason M Smith2, Francisco Chavez2 and Christopher Francis1, (1)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Biological Oceanography, Moss Landing, CA, United States