Plankton imaging systems supported by automated classification and analysis have
improved ecologists' ability to observe aquatic ecosystems. Today, we are on the cusp of …

Phytoplankton life forms, including unicells, colonies, pseudocolonies, and multicellular
organisms, span a huge size range. The smallest unicells are less than 1 µm3 (eg …

Microcystis is a cosmopolitan genus of cyanobacteria and occurs in many different forms.
Large surface blooms of the cyanobacterium are well known in eutrophic lakes throughout …

A synthesis of phenotypic and quantitative genomic traits is provided for bacteria and
archaea, in the form of a scripted, reproducible workflow that standardizes and merges 26 …

The temporal dynamics of phytoplankton growth and activity have large impacts on fluxes of
matter and energy, yet obtaining in situ metabolic measurements of sufficient resolution for …

This study explored the long-term impacts of a pulse disturbance of triclosan on five
nontarget green algae in Lake Erie. Comprehensive analyses were performed using …

A multicellular grade of organization is widely distributed among extant organisms and
widely represented in the pre-Ediacaran fossil record. A review of the pre-Ediacaran record …

A renewed interest in investigating the relationships existing between body size and
environmental variables is pervading ecological studies. Phytoplankton has a long tradition …

Archean and P roterozoic stromatolites are sparry or fine‐grained and finely laminated;
coarse‐grained stromatolites, such as many found in modern marine systems, do not appear …

The ability of Microcystis to form large colonies is a key trait that contributes to competition
ability over other phytoplankton and facilitates the formation of surface scums in many …