Regime shifts in the diatom–dinoflagellate composition have occurred in the Baltic Sea (BS)
and Bohai Sea (BHS) under eutrophication and have affected the entire coastal ecosystem …

Despite management efforts, anthropogenic nutrient enrichments continue to enhance
phytoplankton blooms worldwide. Release of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds not only …

Anthropogenic pressures such as climate change and nutrient pollution are causing rapid
changes in the marine environment. The relative influence of drivers of change on the …

One of the key challenges in managing eutrophication in coastal marine ecosystems is the
harmonized cross-border assessment of phytoplankton. Some general understanding of the …

To understand the temporal and spatial variations in nutrient dynamics, as well as the
potential cross-shelf transport of nutrients between the East China Sea (ECS) shelf and the …

Diatoms often dominate phytoplankton in temperate, polar and upwelling regions.
Decreases in silicate availability or silicon to nitrogen (Si: N) ratios may induce silicon …

Humans have used surface waters from the beginning on, first for drinking water and for the
exploitation of fish and other seafood. Later in human history, freshwater was abstracted for …

The importance of surface waters for life on Earth and for human affairs is beyond doubt. Life
originated in water and still the biggest diversity of building plans of organisms is found in …

To investigate phytoplankton dynamics in response to variable winter weather conditions
along the Sea of Japan, we conducted daily sampling in enclosed Maizuru Bay in five …

The ocean accounts for 70% of Earth's surface and serves as a habitat for a wide variety of
life forms. The phytoplanktons are mobile microscopic organisms comprising both …