A rich body of knowledge links biodiversity to ecosystem functioning (BEF), but it is primarily
focused on small scales. We review the current theory and identify six expectations for scale …

Diatoms sustain the marine food web and contribute to the export of carbon from the surface
ocean to depth. They account for about 40% of marine primary productivity and particulate …

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 …

From microbes to large predators, there is increasing evidence that marine life is shaped by
short-lived submesoscales currents that are difficult to observe, model, and explain …

Biodiversity of phytoplankton is important for ecosystem stability and marine
biogeochemistry. However, the large-scale patterns of diversity are not well understood and …

Abstract The North Atlantic phytoplankton spring bloom is the pinnacle in an annual cycle
that is driven by physical, chemical, and biological seasonality. Despite its important …

The oceanic mixed layer is the gateway for the exchanges between the atmosphere and the
ocean; in this layer, all hydrographic ocean properties are set for months to millennia. A vast …

The vertical transport of surface water and carbon into ocean's interior, known as
subduction, is one of the main mechanisms through which the ocean influences Earth's …

Observations and theory have suggested that ocean fronts are ecological hotspots,
associated with higher diversity and biomass across many trophic levels. The hypothesis …

Mesoscale oceanic eddies contribute to the redistribution of resources needed for plankton
to thrive. However, due to their fluid-trap** capacity, they can also isolate plankton …