Globally consistent quantitative observations of planktonic ecosystems

F Lombard, E Boss, AM Waite, M Vogt, J Uitz… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In this paper we review the technologies available to make globally quantitative
observations of particles in general—and plankton in particular—in the world oceans, and …

Microorganisms and ocean global change

DA Hutchins, F Fu - Nature microbiology, 2017 - nature.com
The prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms that drive the pelagic ocean's
biogeochemical cycles are currently facing an unprecedented set of comprehensive …

Climate-driven zooplankton shifts cause large-scale declines in food quality for fish

RF Heneghan, JD Everett, JL Blanchard… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Zooplankton are the primary energy pathway from phytoplankton to fish. Yet, there is limited
understanding about how climate change will modify zooplankton communities and the …

A global ocean atlas of eukaryotic genes

Q Carradec, E Pelletier, C Da Silva, A Alberti… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
While our knowledge about the roles of microbes and viruses in the ocean has increased
tremendously due to recent advances in genomics and metagenomics, research on marine …

Functional trait‐based approaches as a common framework for aquatic ecologists

S Martini, F Larras, A Boyé, E Faure… - Limnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic ecologists face challenges in identifying the general rules of the functioning of
ecosystems. A common framework, including freshwater, marine, benthic, and pelagic …

Patterns of eukaryotic diversity from the surface to the deep-ocean sediment

T Cordier, IB Angeles, N Henry, F Lejzerowicz… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Remote deep-ocean sediment (DOS) ecosystems are among the least explored biomes on
Earth. Genomic assessments of their biodiversity have failed to separate indigenous benthic …

Cell size as a key determinant of phytoplankton metabolism and community structure

E Marañón - Annual review of marine science, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Phytoplankton size structure controls the trophic organization of planktonic communities and
their ability to export biogenic materials toward the ocean's interior. Our understanding of the …

Anthropogenic climate change drives shift and shuffle in North Atlantic phytoplankton communities

AD Barton, AJ Irwin, ZV Finkel… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Anthropogenic climate change has shifted the biogeography and phenology of many
terrestrial and marine species. Marine phytoplankton communities appear sensitive to …

The use of multiple biological traits in marine community ecology and its potential in ecological indicator development

O Beauchard, H Veríssimo, AM Queirós… - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Biological traits offer valuable approaches to understand species distributions and
underlying mechanisms. Their use has received a growing interest in marine community …

Identifying copepod functional groups from species functional traits

F Benedetti, S Gasparini… - Journal of Plankton …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We gathered information on the functional traits of the most representative copepod species
in the Mediterranean Sea. Our database includes 191 species described by 7 traits …