Diatoms sustain the marine food web and contribute to the export of carbon from the surface
ocean to depth. They account for about 40% of marine primary productivity and particulate …

The bioavailability of iron to microorganisms and its underlying mechanisms have far
reaching repercussions to many natural systems and diverse fields of research, including …

Diatoms of the iron-replete continental margins and North Atlantic are key exporters of
organic carbon. In contrast, diatoms of the iron-limited Antarctic Circumpolar Current …

Biosilicification has driven variation in the global Si cycle over geologic time. The evolution
of different eukaryotic lineages that convert dissolved Si (DSi) into mineralized structures …

Environmental fluctuations affect distribution, growth and abundance of diatoms in nature,
with iron (Fe) availability playing a central role. Studies on the response of diatoms to low Fe …

Intraspecific variation in diatoms has been shown to play a key role in species' responses to
several important environmental factors such as light, salinity, temperature and nutrients …

In the spring and summer, high rates of primary production occur in the California Current
Ecosystem (CCE) when nutrients are supplied to the euphotic zone. During periods of …

The diatoms have numerous industrial and pharmaceutical applications, especially for
carotenoids and lipid production. Here, the influence of different nitrogen (N) and iron …

Diatoms are a major phytoplankton group, playing a critical role in the biogeochemical
cycles of chemical elements such as carbon. They are one of the most abundant single …

Phytoplankton growth rates are limited by the supply of iron (Fe) in approximately one third
of the open ocean, with major implications for carbon dioxide sequestration and carbon (C) …