Climate projections suggest–with substantial certainty–that global warming> 1.5° C will
occur by mid-century (2050). Population is also projected to increase, amplifying the …

BACKGROUND Marine ecosystems are composed of a diverse array of life forms, the
majority of which are unicellular—archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. The power of these …

There is increasing concern that accelerating environmental change attributed to human-
induced warming of the planet may substantially alter the patterns, distribution and intensity …

Climate change pressures will influence marine planktonic systems globally, and it is
conceivable that harmful algal blooms may increase in frequency and severity. These …

Microplastics (MPs) have become an emerging global environmental pollution issue, while
studies on the impact of nanoplastics (NPs) on aquatic environments, especially in …

Climate change scenarios predict that rivers, lakes, and reservoirs will experience increased
temperatures, more intense and longer periods of thermal stratification, modified hydrology …

The world's oceans are a major sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The biological
carbon pump plays a vital role in the net transfer of CO2 from the atmosphere to the oceans …

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) pose unique risks to the citizens, stakeholders, visitors,
environment and economy of the state of Florida. Florida has been historically subjected to …

Blooms of marine phytoplankton fix complex pools of dissolved organic matter (DOM) that
are thought to be partitioned among hundreds of heterotrophic microbes at the base of the …

Microcystis is a cyanobacterium that forms toxic blooms in freshwater ecosystems around
the world. Biological variation among taxa within the genus is apparent through genetic and …