Plankton in the open Mediterranean Sea: a review

I Siokou-Frangou, U Christaki, MG Mazzocchi… - …, 2010 - bg.copernicus.org
We present an overview of the plankton studies conducted during the last 25 years in the
epipelagic offshore waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This quasi-enclosed sea is …

Significance of predation by protists in aquatic microbial food webs

EB Sherr, BF Sherr - Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 2002 - Springer
Predation in aquatic microbial food webs is dominated by phagotrophic protists, yet these
microorganisms are still understudied compared to bacteria and phytoplankton. In pelagic …

Mixotrophic basis of Atlantic oligotrophic ecosystems

M Hartmann, C Grob, GA Tarran… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Oligotrophic subtropical gyres are the largest oceanic ecosystems, covering> 40% of the
Earth's surface. Unicellular cyanobacteria and the smallest algae (plastidic protists) …

Mixoplankton and mixotrophy: future research priorities

NC Millette, RJ Gast, JY Luo, HV Moeller… - Journal of Plankton …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Phago-mixotrophy, the combination of photoautotrophy and phagotrophy in mixoplankton,
organisms that can combine both trophic strategies, have gained increasing attention over …

Phosphonate production by marine microbes: exploring new sources and potential function

M Acker, SL Hogle, PM Berube… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Phosphonates are organophosphorus metabolites with a characteristic CP bond. They are
ubiquitous in the marine environment, their degradation broadly supports ecosystem …

Significant year‐round effect of small mixotrophic flagellates on bacterioplankton in an oligotrophic coastal system

F Unrein, R Massana, L Alonso-Sáez… - Limnology and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The seasonal variation in the grazing effect of mixotrophic flagellates on bacterioplankton
was assessed during an annual cycle in an oligotrophic coastal station in the northwest …

Major outputs of the recent multidisciplinary biogeochemical researches undertaken in the Aegean Sea

V Lykousis, G Chronis, A Tselepides, NB Price… - Journal of Marine …, 2002 - Elsevier
The main outputs of a multidisciplinary and integrated studies are summarised. The results
incorporate the latest biogeochemical researches, at basin scale, in the Aegean Sea …

Carbon flow in the planktonic food web along a gradient of oligotrophy in the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

I Siokou-Frangou, M Bianchi, U Christaki… - Journal of Marine …, 2002 - Elsevier
This work is a study of plankton food web structure and carbon flow in March and September
1997 in the Aegean Sea, area of outflow of Black Sea waters in the Mediterranean Sea …

Longitudinal and vertical trends of bacterial limitation by phosphorus and carbon in the Mediterranean Sea

F Van Wambeke, U Christaki, A Giannakourou… - Microbial ecology, 2002 - JSTOR
The effect of phosphate (P), nitrate (N), and organic carbon (C, glucose) enrichment on
heterotrophic bacterial production was examined along two longitudinal transects covering …

Phytoplankton size-based dynamics in the Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)

L Ignatiades, S Psarra, V Zervakis, K Pagou… - Journal of Marine …, 2002 - Elsevier
This study represents one component of the large MTP-II-MATER (MAST-III) multidisiplinary
project in the Mediterranean supported by EU. Data were collected during three cruises …