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The Role of Cyanobacteria in Marine Ecosystems

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This review paper considers the features of the biology of cyanobacteria, their role as photosynthetics, nitrogen fixers, and producers of biologically active substances, as well as the distribution of these microorganisms in various marine ecosystems. The symbioses of marine cyanobacteria with a wide range of eukaryotic organisms are discussed.

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This work was carried out under the state assignment project of the Institute of Natural and Technical Systems in Sevastopol (no. AAAA-A19-119031490078-9) and the Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of Southern Seas (no. AAAA-A18-118021490093-4).

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    N. A. Andreeva

  2. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of Southern Seas, 299011, Sevastopol, Russia

    V. V. Melnikov

  3. St. Petersburg State University, 198504, St. Petersburg, Russia

    D. D. Snarskaya

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Andreeva, N.A., Melnikov, V.V. & Snarskaya, D.D. The Role of Cyanobacteria in Marine Ecosystems. Russ J Mar Biol 46, 154–165 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074020030025

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