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 Francis3, (1)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, United States, (2)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Biological Oceanography, Moss Landing, CA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States