Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 1419–1434 Abstract Ocean acidification is a pervasive stressor
that could affect many marine organisms and cause profound ecological shifts. A variety of …

Calcifying marine phytoplankton—coccolithophores—are some of the most successful yet
enigmatic organisms in the ocean and are at risk from global change. To better understand …

Marine coccolithophorid phytoplankton are major producers of biogenic calcite, playing a
significant role in the global carbon cycle. Predicting the impacts of ocean acidification on …

Directing crystal growth into complex morphologies is challenging, as crystals tend to adopt
thermodynamically stable morphologies. However, many organisms form crystals with …

Coccoliths are calcitic particles produced inside the cells of unicellular marine algae known
as coccolithophores. They are abundant components of sea-floor carbonates, and the …

Coccolithophores occupy a special position within the marine phytoplankton because of
their production of intricate calcite scales, or coccoliths. Coccolithophores are major …

Much of our current knowledge on the mechanisms by which Ca2+ signals are generated in
photosynthetic eukaryotes comes from studies of a relatively small number of model species …

A number of studies are providing increasing genomic and transcriptomic information on the
molecular components of transport, and biochemical control in the cell biology of …

Biomineralization by marine phytoplankton, such as the silicifying diatoms and calcifying
coccolithophores, plays an important role in carbon and nutrient cycling in the oceans …

Calcification and biomass production by planktonic marine organisms influences the global
carbon cycle and fuels marine ecosystems. The major calcifying plankton group …