Understanding and predicting harmful algal blooms in a changing climate: A trait‐based framework

E Litchman - Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The worldwide proliferation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) both in freshwater and marine
ecosystems make understanding and predicting their occurrence urgent. Trait‐based …

Measures and approaches in trait-based phytoplankton community ecology–from freshwater to marine ecosystems

G Weithoff, BE Beisner - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Trait-based approaches to investigate (short-and long-term) phytoplankton dynamics and
community assembly have become increasingly popular in freshwater and marine science …

Plankton dynamics under different climatic conditions in space and time

LN de Senerpont Domis, JJ Elser, AS Gsell… - Freshwater …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Different components of the climate system have been shown to affect temporal dynamics in
natural plankton communities on scales varying from days to years. The seasonal dynamics …

A system of metrics for the assessment and improvement of aquatic ecosystem models

MR Hipsey, G Gal, GB Arhonditsis, CC Carey… - … Modelling & Software, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we introduce the CSPS framework for the hierarchical assessment of aquatic
ecosystem models built on a range of metrics and characteristic signatures relevant to …

Classification of Reynolds phytoplankton functional groups using individual traits and machine learning techniques

C Kruk, M Devercelli, VLM Huszar… - Freshwater …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Reynolds Functional Groups (RFG) classification scheme is an informative and
widely used method in ecological studies of freshwater phytoplankton. It clusters species …

A trait-based approach to summarize zooplankton–phytoplankton interactions in freshwaters

M Colina, D Calliari, C Carballo, C Kruk - Hydrobiologia, 2016 - Springer
Assessing zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton is crucial to understand, model, and
predict the structure and dynamics of pelagic communities. Our hypothesis is that …

Phytoplankton functional type modelling: Running before we can walk? A critical evaluation of the current state of knowledge

Y Shimoda, GB Arhonditsis - Ecological Modelling, 2016 - Elsevier
In the context of aquatic biogeochemical modelling, there is an increasing pressure to
explicitly treat multiple biogeochemical cycles and to increase the functional diversity of …

[PDF][PDF] Plankton dynamics under different climatic conditions in space and time

DS Domis, N LISETTE, JJ Elser, AS Gsell… - Freshwater …, 2013 - academia.edu
Different components of the climate system have been shown to affect temporal dynamics in
natural plankton communities on scales varying from days to years. The seasonal dynamics …

Environmental factors associated with phytoplankton succession in a Mediterranean reservoir with a highly fluctuating water level

A Fadel, A Atoui, BJ Lemaire, B Vinçon-Leite… - Environmental monitoring …, 2015 - Springer
Eutrophication and harmful algal blooms have become a worldwide environmental problem.
Understanding the mechanisms and processes that control algal blooms is of great concern …

A trait‐based approach predicting community assembly and dominance of microbial invasive species

C Kruk, C Piccini, M Devercelli, L Nogueira… - Oikos, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the mechanisms underlying community assembly helps to define success
and susceptibility to biological invasions. Here, we explored phytoplankton community …