The role of biota in the Southern Ocean carbon cycle

PW Boyd, KR Arrigo, M Ardyna, S Halfter… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Southern Ocean, although relatively understudied owing to its harsh
environment and geographical isolation, has been shown to contribute substantially to …

Seasonal dynamics and diversity of Antarctic marine viruses reveal a novel viral seascape

GJ Piedade, ME Schön, C Lood, MV Fofanov… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Southern Ocean microbial ecosystem, with its pronounced seasonal shifts, is
vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Since viruses are key modulators of microbial …

The biogeochemistry of zinc and cadmium in the Amundsen Sea, coastal Antarctica

HA Tian, M van Manen, F Wille, J Jung, SH Lee… - Marine Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The trace metals zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) are both involved in the metabolic processes
of marine phytoplankton, and as such, both metals play important roles in ocean …

Interannual differences in sea ice regime in the north-western Barents Sea cause major changes in summer pelagic production and export mechanisms

M Amargant-Arumí, O Müller, YV Bodur… - Progress in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Barents Sea is a highly dynamic and productive marine ecosystem and a
hotspot of global warming. Variability in sea ice extent is a common feature in the Barents …

Temperature-enhanced effects of iron on Southern Ocean phytoplankton

C Eich, M van Manen, JSP McCain, LJ Jabre… - …, 2024 - bg.copernicus.org
Iron (Fe) is a key limiting nutrient for Southern Ocean phytoplankton. Input of Fe into the
Southern Ocean is projected to change due to global warming, yet the combined effects of a …

[HTML][HTML] Viruses of plankton: On the edge of the viral frontier

KDA Mojica, CPD Brussaard - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The field of aquatic viral ecology has continued to evolve rapidly over the last three decades.
There are around 1031 virus particles on Earth [1, 2], however, this remains a conservative …

Viruses of the Ocean: On the Shores of the Aqua Incognita. Horizons of Taxonomic Diversity

YS Khotimchenko, MY Shchelkanov - Russian Journal of Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, marine viruses have evolved into a distinct branch of virology, yet they still
represent a sort of “dark matter,” and their role and significance in the evolution and …