A functional size-spectrum model of the global marine ecosystem that resolves zooplankton composition

RF Heneghan, JD Everett, P Sykes, SD Batten… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite their critical role as the main energy pathway between phytoplankton and fish, the
functional complexity of zooplankton is typically poorly resolved in marine ecosystem …

Vertically migrating phytoplankton fuel high oceanic primary production

K Wirtz, SL Smith, M Mathis, J Taucher - Nature Climate Change, 2022 - nature.com
Marine net primary production (NPP) is remarkably high given the typical vertical separation
of 50–150 m between the depth zones of light and nutrient sufficiency, respectively. Here we …

Global gradients in species richness of marine plankton functional groups

F Benedetti, N Gruber, M Vogt - Journal of Plankton Research, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The patterns of species diversity of plankton functional groups (PFGs) remain poorly
understood although they matter greatly for marine ecosystem functioning. Here, we use an …

Viral characteristics of the warm Atlantic and cold Arctic water masses in the Nordic seas

C Gao, J **a, X Zhou, Y Liang, Y Jiang… - Applied and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nordic Seas are the subarctic seas connecting the Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean
with complex water masses, experiencing an abrupt climate change. Though knowledge of …

Do marine planktonic ciliates follow Bergmann's rule?

K Liu, S Jiang, DJS Montagnes, H Liu, L Zheng… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Body size is a fundamental trait determining individual fitness and ecological processes.
Reduction in body size with increasing temperature has been widely observed in most …

Occurrence, ecological risk, and advanced removal methods of herbicides in waters: a timely review

L Li, Y Wang, L Liu, C Gao, S Ru, L Yang - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Coastal pollution caused by the importation of agricultural herbicides is one of the main
environmental problems that directly affect the coastal primary productivity and even the …

The role of morphological changes in algae adaptation to nutrient stress at the single-cell level

P Yan, J Guo, P Zhang, Y **ao, Z Li, S Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Individual cell heterogeneity within a population can be critical to its peculiar function and
fate. Conventional algal cell-based assays mainly analyze the average responses from a …