Mixotrophs are important components of the bacterioplankton, phytoplankton,
microzooplankton, and (sometimes) zooplankton in coastal and oceanic waters. Bacterivory …

Copper, a native metal found in ores, is the principal metal in bronze and brass. It is a
reddish metal with a density of 8920 kg m− 3. All of copper's compounds tend to be brightly …

To enter widespread use, ecosystem service assessments need to be quantifiable,
replicable, credible, flexible, and affordable. With recent growth in the field of ecosystem …

Low–trophic level species account for more than 30% of global fisheries production and
contribute substantially to global food security. We used a range of ecosystem models to …

Understanding and predicting the ecological consequences of different management
alternatives is becoming increasingly important to support environmental management …

Abstract Models are key tools for integrating a wide range of system information in a
common framework. Attempts to model exploited marine ecosystems can increase …

The advent of an ecosystem‐based approach dramatically expanded the scope of fisheries
management, creating a critical need for new kinds of data and quantitative approaches that …

Ever growing understanding of general ecological, biogeochemical and climatic processes
is allowing for the construction of a growing list of end-to-end models. While many of these …

Emerging knowledge of mixoplankton—ubiquitous microbes that employ phototrophy and
phagotrophy synergistically in one cell—reshapes our knowledge of the flow of materials …

People around the world are looking to marine ecosystems to provide additional benefits to
society. As they consider expanding current uses and investing in new ones, new …