Thaumarchaeal amoA and nirK Gene Abundance Patterns Reveal Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Ammonia-oxidizing Archaeal Populations in Monterey Bay, CA

Linta Reji1, Bradley B Tolar2, Jason M Smith3,4, Francisco Chavez3 and Christopher Francis1, (1)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, United States, (3)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States, (4)University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, United States