The biodiversity of the plankton has been interpreted largely through the monocle of
competition. The spatial distancing of phytoplankton in nature is so large that cell boundary …

Nutrient availability limits phytoplankton growth throughout much of the global ocean. Here
we synthesize available experimental data to identify three dominant nutrient limitation …

Climate warming increasingly drives changes in large-scale ocean physics and
biogeochemistry, and affects the kinetics of biological reactions. Together these factors …

Ocean net primary production (NPP) results from CO2 fixation by marine phytoplankton,
catalysing the transfer of organic matter and energy to marine ecosystems, supporting most …

Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) has a dual role in the surface ocean as both a product
of primary production and as an organic nutrient that fuels primary production and nitrogen …

Projected responses of ocean net primary productivity to climate change are highly
uncertain. Models suggest that the climate sensitivity of phytoplankton nutrient limitation in …

Temperature and nutrient supply interactively control phytoplankton growth and productivity,
yet the role of these drivers together still has not been determined experimentally over large …

The photosynthetic picocyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are models for
dissecting how ecological niches are defined by environmental conditions, but how …

A new study reports synergistic inhibitory effects of ocean acidification and phosphate
limitation on the nitrogen-fixing capacity of a globally important cyanobacterium species …

The removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the marine biological pump is a key
regulator of Earth's climate; however, the ocean also serves as a large source of nitrous …