Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 61, No. 4 (2016), pp. 1232-1244 (13 pages) Temperature strongly affects phytoplankton growth rates, but its effect on communities and ecosystem processes is debated.

Advances in technology—such as microscopic imaging and molecular techniques—have the potential to transform our understanding ...

More information: Adam C. Stoer et al, Carbon-centric dynamics of Earth's marine phytoplankton, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2405354121 Provided by ...

in both phytoplankton biomass and in dissolved nutrient pools. This insight has proved invaluable in understanding marine biogeochemical cycles, but, 80 years later, subtle variations to this ...

In the sunlit surface layer of oceans Like land plants and seagrasses, microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton also feed on CO2 and use photosynthesis to produce energy. Seagrasses and ...

Phytoplankton are microscopic, photosynthetic organisms that form the foundation of the marine food web. They play a crucial role in the Earth's ecosystems as primary producers, converting ...

Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) studies the phytoplankton and zooplankton in our waters and has 30 years of data. Thirteen kilometres (8 miles) south of the city, a sensor samples the water ...

Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth and they play an essential role in the marine food chain. Unable to photosynthesise, as phytoplankton do ...

Groundbreaking study identifies algal bloom hotspots along India's coastline, defines bloom phases, and underscores ...