Prochlorococcus, a Marine Photosynthetic Prokaryote of Global Significance

F Partensky, WR Hess, D Vaulot - Microbiology and molecular …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
The minute photosynthetic prokaryote Prochlorococcus, which was discovered about 10
years ago, has proven exceptional from several standpoints. Its tiny size (0.5 to 0.7 μm in …

A physiological perspective on the origin and evolution of photosynthesis

WF Martin, DA Bryant, JT Beatty - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The origin and early evolution of photosynthesis are reviewed from an ecophysiological
perspective. Earth's first ecosystems were chemotrophic, fueled by geological H2 at …

Separation of chlorophylls and carotenoids from marine phytoplankton: a new HPLC method using a reversed phase C8 column and pyridine-containing mobile …

M Zapata, F Rodríguez, JL Garrido - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2000 - int-res.com
A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method based on a reversed-phase C 8
column and pyridine-containing mobile phases was developed for the simultaneous …

Computer-assisted high-performance liquid chromatography method development with applications to the isolation and analysis of phytoplankton pigments

L Van Heukelem, CS Thomas - Journal of Chromatography A, 2001 - Elsevier
We used chromatography modeling software to assist in HPLC method development, with
the goal of enhancing separations through the exclusive use of gradient time and column …

Physiology and molecular phylogeny of coexisting Prochlorococcus ecotypes

LR Moore, G Rocap, SW Chisholm - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
The cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, is the dominant oxygenic phototroph in the tropical
and subtropical regions of the world's oceans,,. It can grow at a range of depths over which …

Natural variability of phytoplanktonic absorption in oceanic waters: Influence of the size structure of algal populations

A Bricaud, H Claustre, J Ras… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The spectral absorption coefficients of phytoplankton in oceanic waters were previously
shown to vary with chlorophyll a concentration according to nonlinear relationships with a …

Phytoplankton pigment distribution in relation to upper thermocline circulation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea during winter

F Vidussi, H Claustre, BB Manca… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Using a sampling grid of 67 stations, the influence of basin‐wide and subbasin‐scale
circulation features on phytoplankton community composition and primary and new …

Comparative physiology of Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus: influence of light and temperature on growth, pigments, fluorescence and absorptive properties

LR Moore, R Goericke, SW Chisholm - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1995 - JSTOR
Prochlorococcus marinus is abundant and widespread throughout the world's oceans and
always co-occurs geographically with the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus. In the …

Physical‐biological oceanographic coupling influencing phytoplankton and primary production in the South China Sea

XR Ning, F Chai, H Xue, Y Cai, C Liu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Two cruises were carried out in the summer and winter of 1998 to study coupled physical‐
chemical‐biological processes in the South China Sea and their effects on phytoplankton …

Remote sensing of phytoplankton groups in case 1 waters from global SeaWiFS imagery

S Alvain, C Moulin, Y Dandonneau… - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2005 - Elsevier
Ocean color sensors enable a quasi-permanent monitoring of the chlorophyll a
concentration (Chl a) in surface waters. This ubiquitous photosynthetic pigment cannot …