The transfer of organic carbon from the upper to the deep ocean by particulate export flux is
the starting point for the long-term storage of photosynthetically fixed carbon. This 'biological …

Ocean biogeochemical models describe the ocean's circulation, physical properties,
biogeochemical properties and their transformations using coupled differential equations …

Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

The future response of marine ecosystem diversity to continued anthropogenic forcing is
poorly constrained. Phytoplankton are a diverse set of organisms that form the base of the …

Marine phytoplankton and zooplankton form the basis of the ocean's food-web, yet the
impacts of climate change on their biodiversity are poorly understood. Here, we use an …

Abstract Subtropical gyres cover 26%–29% of the world's surface ocean and are
conventionally regarded as ocean deserts due to their permanent stratification, depleted …

Body size is a decisive functional trait in many organisms, especially for phytoplankton,
which span several orders of magnitude in cell volume. Therefore, the analysis of size as a …

Eukaryotic plankton are a core component of marine ecosystems with exceptional taxonomic
and ecological diversity, yet how their ecology interacts with the environment to drive global …

The impact of climate change on diversity, functioning and biogeography of marine plankton
remains a major unresolved issue. Here environmental niches are evidenced for plankton …

Prochlorococcus is both the smallest and numerically most abundant photosynthesizing
organism on the planet. While thriving in the warm oligotrophic gyres, Prochlorococcus …