Picophytoplankton dynamics in a large temperate estuary and impacts of extreme storm events
Picophytoplankton (PicoP) are increasingly recognized as significant contributors to primary
productivity and phytoplankton biomass in coastal and estuarine systems. Remarkably …
productivity and phytoplankton biomass in coastal and estuarine systems. Remarkably …
Small Mediterranean coastal lagoons under threat: Hydro-ecological disturbances and local anthropogenic pressures (size matters)
Mediterranean coastal lagoons are affected by multiple threats (demographic pressures,
eutrophication, climate change) expected to increase in the future and impact the ecosystem …
eutrophication, climate change) expected to increase in the future and impact the ecosystem …
Resolving phytoplankton taxa based on high-throughput sequencing during brown tides in the Bohai Sea, China
ZF Chen, QC Zhang, FZ Kong, Y Liu, Y Zhao, ZX Zhou… - Harmful Algae, 2019 - Elsevier
Large-scale blooms formed by pico-sized phytoplankton, which strongly inhibited feeding
activity and growth of cultured scallops, have been recorded along the coast of …
activity and growth of cultured scallops, have been recorded along the coast of …
Effects of error, chimera, bias, and GC content on the accuracy of amplicon sequencing
Y Qin, L Wu, Q Zhang, C Wen, JD Van Nostrand… - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Targeted amplicon sequencing is widely used in microbial ecology studies. However,
sequencing artifacts and amplification biases are of great concern. To identify sources of …
sequencing artifacts and amplification biases are of great concern. To identify sources of …
Short-term effects of winter warming and acidification on phytoplankton growth and mortality: more losers than winners in a temperate coastal lagoon
RB Domingues, M Barreto, V Brotas, HM Galvão… - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Changes in temperature and CO 2 are typically associated with climate change, but
they also act on shorter time scales, leading to alterations in phytoplankton physiology and …
they also act on shorter time scales, leading to alterations in phytoplankton physiology and …
Identification of phytoplankton isolates from the eastern Canadian waters using long-read sequencing
As important primary producers and key components of biogeochemical processes,
phytoplankton communities are highly diverse and continually adapt to changes in the …
phytoplankton communities are highly diverse and continually adapt to changes in the …
Phytoplankton composition in Mediterranean confined coastal lagoons: testing the use of ecosystem metabolism for the quantification of community-related variables
M Bas-Silvestre, M Antón-Pardo, D Boix, S Gascón… - Aquatic Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Estimations of ecosystem metabolism have rarely been used to quantify productivity in
structural reductionist approaches for the description of phytoplankton composition …
structural reductionist approaches for the description of phytoplankton composition …
Newly discovered role of the heterotrophic nanoflagellate Katablepharis japonica, a predator of toxic or harmful dinoflagellates and raphidophytes
Heterotrophic nanoflagellates are ubiquitous and known to be major predators of bacteria.
The feeding of free-living heterotrophic nanoflagellates on phytoplankton is poorly …
The feeding of free-living heterotrophic nanoflagellates on phytoplankton is poorly …
Effects of a non-native cyanobacterium on bay scallops (Argopecten irradians) in a New England seagrass ecosystem
Bay scallops (Argopecten irradians) are an economically valuable species whose
populations have declined in recent decades due in part to harmful algal and cyanobacterial …
populations have declined in recent decades due in part to harmful algal and cyanobacterial …
Cultured eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica): retention and assimilation of picophytoplankton using a multi-biomarker approach
In this study, we investigated the food sources of eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica
cultivated in Atlantic Canada. Stable isotopes (13 C and 15 N) and fatty acid biomarkers …
cultivated in Atlantic Canada. Stable isotopes (13 C and 15 N) and fatty acid biomarkers …