Monitoring and modelling marine zooplankton in a changing climate

L Ratnarajah, R Abu-Alhaija, A Atkinson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Zooplankton are major consumers of phytoplankton primary production in marine
ecosystems. As such, they represent a critical link for energy and matter transfer between …

CMIP6 simulations with the CMCC Earth system model (CMCC‐ESM2)

T Lovato, D Peano, M Butenschön… - Journal of Advances …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article introduces the second generation CMCC Earth System Model (CMCC‐ESM2)
that extends a number of marine and terrestrial biogeochemical processes with respect to its …

Rapid climate change alters the environment and biological production of the Indian Ocean

P Dalpadado, MK Roxy, KR Arrigo… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
We synthesize and review the impacts of climate change on the physical, chemical, and
biological environments of the Indian Ocean and discuss mitigating actions and knowledge …

Authigenic mineral phases as a driver of the upper-ocean iron cycle

A Tagliabue, KN Buck, LE Sofen, BS Twining… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Iron is important in regulating the ocean carbon cycle. Although several dissolved and
particulate species participate in oceanic iron cycling, current understanding emphasizes …

Nutrient uptake plasticity in phytoplankton sustains future ocean net primary production

EY Kwon, MG Sreeush, A Timmermann, DM Karl… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Annually, marine phytoplankton convert approximately 50 billion tons of dissolved inorganic
carbon to particulate and dissolved organic carbon, a portion of which is exported to depth …

Multidecadal trend of increasing iron stress in Southern Ocean phytoplankton

TJ Ryan-Keogh, SJ Thomalla, PMS Monteiro… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Southern Ocean primary productivity is principally controlled by adjustments in light and iron
limitation, but the spatial and temporal determinants of iron availability, accessibility, and …

Manganese limitation of phytoplankton physiology and productivity in the Southern Ocean

NJ Hawco, A Tagliabue… - Global Biogeochemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although iron and light are understood to regulate the Southern Ocean biological carbon
pump, observations have also indicated a possible role for manganese. Low concentrations …

Zooplankton grazing is the largest source of uncertainty for marine carbon cycling in CMIP6 models

T Rohr, AJ Richardson, A Lenton… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
The current generation of Earth system models used by the United Nations to project future
climate scenarios (CMIP6) relies heavily on marine biogeochemical models to track the fate …

Ocean iron fertilization may amplify climate change pressures on marine animal biomass for limited climate benefit

A Tagliabue, BS Twining, N Barrier… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change scenarios suggest that large‐scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) will be
required to maintain global warming below 2° C, leading to renewed attention on ocean iron …

Hotspots and drivers of compound marine heatwaves and low net primary production extremes

N Le Grix, J Zscheischler, KB Rodgers… - …, 2022 - bg.copernicus.org
Extreme events can severely impact marine organisms and ecosystems. Of particular
concern are multivariate compound events, namely when conditions are simultaneously …