Abstract Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP) have received considerable attention
since they were first described in the ocean more than 20 years ago. This is because of their …

Marine aggregates are the vector for biogenically bound carbon and nutrients from the
euphotic zone to the interior of the oceans. To improve the representation of this biological …

Green tides caused by Ulva prolifera occur annually in the Yellow Sea, potentially
influencing the marine microorganisms. Here, we focused on the variations in marine …

Ongoing global warming is one of the major challenges for the development of aquaculture
in the tropical regions where species are already cultured in the water temperature close to …

Diatom-bacteria aggregates are key for the vertical transport of organic carbon in the ocean.
Sinking aggregates also represent pelagic microniches with intensified microbial activity …

Marine snow aggregates often dominate carbon export from the surface layer to the deep
ocean. Therefore, understanding the formation and properties of aggregates is essential to …

The inflow of deep seawater in the surface layer by an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
(OTEC) plant will generate artificial upwelling. In order to study the potential impact on …

Anaplerotic carbon fixation is ubiquitous in heterotrophic organisms including those
inhabiting the ocean1. Despite its prevalence, the drivers of this process and its significance …