Marine phytoplankton have many obvious characters, such as rapid cell division rates and
large population sizes, that give them the capacity to evolve in response to global change on …

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 …

Over the last decade, our understanding of the environmental controls on Pseudo-nitzschia
blooms and domoic acid (DA) production has matured. Pseudo-nitzschia have been found …

The number of extant species of diatoms is estimated here to be at least 30,000 and
probably ca. 100,000, by extrapolation from an eclectic sample of genera and species …

Lelong A., Hégaret H., Soudant P. and Bates SS 2012. Pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae)
species, domoic acid and amnesic shellfish poisoning: revisiting previous paradigms …

The role of geographic isolation in marine microbial speciation is hotly debated because of
the high dispersal potential and large population sizes of planktonic microorganisms and the …

Life cycles of phytoplankton species have been selected over a long evolutionary history
and represent a key element for our understanding of their ecology and natural history and …

The potential for adaptation of phytoplankton to future climate is often extrapolated based on
single strain responses of a representative species, ignoring variability within and between …

Dormant life stages are important strategies for many aquatic organisms. The formation of
resting stages will provide a refuge from unfavourable conditions in the water column, and …

The Gomphonema parvulum complex includes species displaying considerable
morphological variability and a wide geographical distribution. These characteristics make …