Diatom molecular research comes of age: model species for studying phytoplankton biology and diversity
Diatoms are the world's most diverse group of algae, comprising at least 100,000 species.
Contributing~ 20% of annual global carbon fixation, they underpin major aquatic food webs …
Contributing~ 20% of annual global carbon fixation, they underpin major aquatic food webs …
Large-scale genome sequencing reveals the driving forces of viruses in microalgal evolution
Being integral primary producers in diverse ecosystems, microalgal genomes could be
mined for ecological insights, but representative genome sequences are lacking for many …
mined for ecological insights, but representative genome sequences are lacking for many …
Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
The salinity gradient separating marine and freshwater environments represents a major
ecological divide for microbiota, yet the mechanisms by which marine microbes have …
ecological divide for microbiota, yet the mechanisms by which marine microbes have …
Studying ecosystems with DNA metabarcoding: lessons from biomonitoring of aquatic macroinvertebrates
An ongoing challenge for ecological studies has been the collection of data with high
precision and accuracy at a suitable scale to detect and manage critical global change …
precision and accuracy at a suitable scale to detect and manage critical global change …
Irreversible community difference between bacterioplankton generalists and specialists in response to lake dredging
Understanding response of bacterioplankton community responsible for maintaining
ecological functions of aquatic ecosystems to environmental disturbance is an important …
ecological functions of aquatic ecosystems to environmental disturbance is an important …
[HTML][HTML] The potential of exact sequence variants (ESVs) to interpret and assess the impact of agricultural pressure on stream diatom assemblages revealed by DNA …
Land-use imposes an important potential threat on the aquatic ecosystems of riverine
habitats. In this study, DNA metabarcoding was used to assess the effect of land-use on …
habitats. In this study, DNA metabarcoding was used to assess the effect of land-use on …
Diatoms are selective segregators in global ocean planktonic communities
Diatoms are a major component of phytoplankton, believed to be responsible for around
20% of the annual primary production on Earth. As abundant and ubiquitous organisms …
20% of the annual primary production on Earth. As abundant and ubiquitous organisms …
Diatom abundance in the polar oceans is predicted by genome size
A principal goal in ecology is to identify the determinants of species abundances in nature.
Body size has emerged as a fundamental and repeatable predictor of abundance, with …
Body size has emerged as a fundamental and repeatable predictor of abundance, with …
The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
The salinity gradient separating marine and freshwater environments is a major ecological
divide, and the mechanisms by which most organisms adapt to new salinity environments …
divide, and the mechanisms by which most organisms adapt to new salinity environments …
A New Dawn for Protist Biogeography
Aim Biogeographers have believed for a long time that the geographical distributions of
protists are only determined by environmental conditions, because dispersal is not limited …
protists are only determined by environmental conditions, because dispersal is not limited …