Biodiversity of microorganisms in the Baltic Sea: the power of novel methods in the identification of marine microbes

H Mazur-Marzec, AF Andersson… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Until recently, the data on the diversity of the entire microbial community from the Baltic Sea
were relatively rare and very scarce. However, modern molecular methods have provided …

Sub-monthly prediction of harmful algal blooms based on automated cell imaging

V Agarwal, J Chávez-Casillas, CB Mouw - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are an increasing threat to global fisheries and human health.
The mitigation of HABs requires management strategies to successfully forecast the …

Morphological diversity increases with decreasing resources along a zooplankton time series

M Beck, C Cailleton, L Guidi… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biodiversity is studied notably because of its reciprocal relationship with ecosystem
functions such as production. Diversity is traditionally described from a taxonomic, genetic or …

Analysis of morphological traits as a tool to identify the realized niche of phytoplankton populations: what do the shape of planktic microalgae, Anna Karenina and …

L Naselli-Flores, J Padisák - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Understanding the dynamics of phytoplankton assemblages in various and variable aquatic
ecosystems is of paramount importance, given the strategic supporting services offered by …

Automatic estimation of lipid content from in situ images of Arctic copepods using machine learning

F Maps, PP Storożenko, J Świeżewski… - Journal of Plankton …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In Arctic marine ecosystems, large planktonic copepods form a crucial hub of matter and
energy. Their energy-rich lipid stores play a central role in marine trophic networks and the …

Size and transparency influence diel vertical migration patterns in copepods

A Barth, R Johnson, J Stone - Limnology and Oceanography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Diel vertical migration (DVM) is a widespread phenomenon in aquatic environments. The
primary hypothesis explaining DVM is the predation‐avoidance hypothesis, which suggests …

Measures of morphological complexity of microalgae and their linkage with organism size

V Lerf, G Borics, I Tóth, T Kisantal, Á Lukács… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
In phytoplankton ecology the shape of microalgae appears predominantly as a categorical
variable. Using shape-realistic 3D models of 220 microalgae we proposed and calculated …

Phytoplankton morphological traits and biomass outline community dynamics in a coastal ecosystem (Gulf of Trieste, Adriatic Sea)

I Vascotto, P Mozetič, J Francé - Community Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Trait-based ecology has recently gained increasing importance in phytoplankton research.
In particular, the taxonomic and morphological traits, such as size and shape of …

[HTML][HTML] Image-derived indicators of phytoplankton community responses to Pseudo-nitzschia blooms

V Agarwal, V Sonnet, K Inomura, AB Ciochetto… - Harmful Algae, 2024 - Elsevier
Phytoplankton populations in the natural environment interact with each other. Despite rising
global concern with Pseudo-nitzschia blooms, which can produce the potent neurotoxin …

A lag bloom pattern of phytoplankton after freshwater input events revealed by daily samples during summer in Qinhuangdao coastal water, China

G Wang, Y He, Z Chen, H Liu, Q Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Phytoplankton blooms have become a global concern due to their negative impacts on
public health, aquaculture, tourism, and the economic stability of coastal regions. Therefore …