Mucous-mesh grazers (pelagic tunicates and thecosome pteropods) are common in oceanic
waters and efficiently capture, consume and repackage particles many orders of magnitude …

Marine zooplankton are central components of holistic ecosystem assessments due to their
intermediary role in the food chain, linking the base of the food chain with higher trophic …

One feature of global change is that biota must respond not to single, but to multiple
environmental drivers. By growing a model photosynthetic microbe in environments …

Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is a nature-based technology for CO2 removal and
storage, but little is known about its environmental safety. We tested a CO2-equilibrated OAE …

Pyrosomes are colonial tunicates that form gelatinous tubes and occasionally produce
bioluminescent swarms. The rapid “bloom‐bust” dynamics of pyrosomes have the potential …

This special issue compiles 37 manuscripts investigating the biological impacts and societal
relevance of ocean acidification. It includes important considerations regarding experimental …

Planktonic organisms feed while suspended in water using various hydrodynamic pum**
strategies. Appendicularians are a unique group of plankton that use their tail to pump water …

Mesocosms are real-world environmental science tools for bridging the gap between
laboratory-scale experiments and actual habitat studies on ecosystem complexities. These …

The oceans' uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) decreases seawater pH and
alters the inorganic carbon speciation–summarized in the term ocean acidification (OA) …

Gelatinous zooplankton are increasingly recognized to play a key role in the ocean's
biological carbon pump. Appendicularians, a class of pelagic tunicates, are among the most …