The past 30 years have seen several paradigm shifts in our understanding of how ocean
ecosystems function. Now recent technological advances add to an overwhelming body of …

Marine microorganisms comprise a large fraction of ocean carbon and are central players in
global biogeochemical cycling. Significant gaps remain, however, in our understanding of …

The monitoring of plastic pollution through marine biota is a difficult task, which is receiving
increasing attention nowadays. A selection of appropriate bioindicator species for plastic …

Historically, gelatinous zooplankton have been considered important consumers or
predators in marine food webs, but more recently they have also been recognized as …

Gelatinous zooplankton are increasingly acknowledged to contribute significantly to the
carbon cycle worldwide, yet many taxa within this diverse group remain poorly studied …

The spatial distribution, abundance, and size variability of two pelagic tunicate species,
Thetys vagina and Pyrosoma atlanticum, were examined from midwater trawl surveys to …

Pyrosomes are colonial tunicates that form gelatinous tubes and occasionally produce
bioluminescent swarms. The rapid “bloom‐bust” dynamics of pyrosomes have the potential …

Pyrosomes are tunicates in the phylum Chordata, which also contains vertebrates. Their
gigantic blooms play important ecological and biogeochemical roles in oceans. Pyrosoma …

The movement of trophic resources between and among ecosystems, referred to as cross‐
ecosystem subsidies, is a common phenomenon. In the marine environment, both adjacent …

In the winter of 2016, and continuing into summer 2017, people exploring the open ocean
beaches of northwestern North America were surprised and puzzled to find strange …