Seamounts generate efficient active transport loops to nourish the twilight ecosystem

X Wang, H Li, J Zhang, J Chen, X **e, W **e, K Yin… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Seamounts are ecological oases nurturing abundant fisheries resources and epibenthic
megafauna in the vast oligotrophic ocean. Despite their significance, the formation …

Resilience of phytoplankton and microzooplankton communities under ocean alkalinity enhancement in the oligotrophic ocean

X **n, SU Goldenberg, J Taucher, A Stuhr… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is currently discussed as a potential negative emission
technology to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide in seawater. Yet, its potential risks or …

Insights into the structure of the pelagic microbial food web in the oligotrophic tropical Western Pacific: Examining trophic interactions and relationship with abiotic …

C Wang, L Zhao, Y Wei, Z Xu, Y Zhao, Y Zhao… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial food webs (MFW) play an indispensable role in marine pelagic ecosystem, yet
their composition and response to abiotic variables were poorly documented in the …

Can three-dimensional nitrate structure be reconstructed from surface information with artificial intelligence?—A proof-of-concept study

GG Yang, Q Wang, J Feng, L He, R Li, W Lu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitrate is one of the essential variables in the ocean that is a primary control of the upper
ocean pelagic ecosystem. Its three-dimensional (3D) structure is vital for understanding the …

Significance of urea in sustaining nitrite production by ammonia oxidizers in the oligotrophic ocean

XS Wan, HX Sheng, H Shen, W Zou… - Global …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrification, the stepwise oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite, is a key process in the
marine nitrogen cycle. Reported nitrite oxidation rates frequently exceed ammonia oxidation …

Ocean's largest chlorophyll-rich tongue is extending westward (2002–2022)

S Peng, X Yu, Z Lee, H Lin, X Liu, M Dai… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Abstract Upwelling in the Equatorial Pacific nurtures an expansive, westward-stretching
chlorophyll-rich tongue (CRT), supporting 18% of the annual global new production …

Latitudinal pronounced variations in tintinnid (Ciliophora) community at surface waters from the South China Sea to the Yellow Sea: Oceanic-to-neritic species shift …

C Wang, C Zhao, B Zhou, Z Xu, J Ma, H Li… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The oceanic-to-neritic species shift of microzooplanktonic tintinnids and their interaction with
relevant abiotic variables are two crucial processes in the marine ecosystem. However …

Climate variability shifts the vertical structure of phytoplankton in the Sargasso Sea

JJ Viljoen, X Sun, RJW Brewin - Nature Climate Change, 2024 - nature.com
Marine phytoplankton are essential to ocean biogeochemical cycles. However, our
understanding of changes in phytoplankton rely largely on satellite data, which can only …

Ash deposition triggers phytoplankton blooms at Nishinoshima volcano, Japan

LJ Kelly, KE Fauria, T Mittal, J El Kassar… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Volcanoes that deposit eruptive products into the ocean can trigger phytoplankton blooms
near the deposition area. Phytoplankton blooms impact the global carbon cycle, but the …

Pacific Proving Grounds-Derived 236U and 233U: Potential Tracers for Western North Pacific Ocean Dynamics

M Lin, J Wang, P Steier… - Environmental …, 2025 - ACS Publications
236U and 233U are proven to be useful tracers to investigate upper-ocean hydrodynamics
due to their source-specific isotopic ratios and conservative behaviors in the open ocean …