In aquatic ecosystems, unicellular algae form the basis of the food webs. Theoretical and
experimental studies have demonstrated that one of the mechanisms that maintain high …

Deposition of marine black shales has commonly been interpreted as having involved a
high level of marine phytoplankton production that promoted high settling rates of organic …

Anthropogenic climate change has shifted the biogeography and phenology of many
terrestrial and marine species. Marine phytoplankton communities appear sensitive to …

A three-component model was developed which calculates the fractional contributions of
three phytoplankton size classes (micro-, nano-and picoplankton) to the overall chlorophyll …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the oceans constitutes a major carbon pool involved in
global biogeochemical cycles. More than 96% of the marine DOM resists microbial …

Idealized equilibrium models have attributed the observed size structure of marine
communities to the interactions between nutrient and grazing control. Here, we examine this …

In this paper, we review the state of the art and major challenges in current efforts to
incorporate biogeochemical functional groups into models that can be applied on basin …

Phytoplankton bloom phenology has important consequences for marine ecosystems and
fisheries. Recent studies have used remotely sensed ocean color data to calculate metrics …

A realistic description of acclimation of the growth rate and carbon-to-chlorophyll a ratio (C:
chl a) of phytoplankton to irradiance, nitrate concentration and temperature was …

Nitrate loading to coastal waters has increased over recent decades while silicon loading
has remained relatively constant or decreased. As the N: Si ratio in coastal waters shifts due …