Evolution of codon usage bias in diatoms by Krasovec, M, Filatov, D

“…Codon usage bias (CUB)—preferential use of one of the synonymous codons, has been described in a wide range of organisms from bacteria to mammals, but it has not yet been studied in marine phytoplankton. CUB is thought to be caused by weak selection for translational accuracy and efficiency. …”

Taxonomic difference in marine bloom-forming phytoplanktonic species affects the dynamics of both bloom-responding prokaryotes and prokaryotic viruses by Hiroaki Takebe, Kento Tominaga, Tatsuhiro Isozaki, Tetsuhiro Watanabe, Keigo Yamamoto, Ryoma Kamikawa, Takashi Yoshida

“…Collectively, our findings suggest that changes in bloom-forming species can be followed by an increase in a specific group of prokaryotes and their viruses and that elucidating these tripartite relationships among specific phytoplankton, prokaryotes, and prokaryotic viruses improves our understanding of coastal biogeochemical cycling in blooms.IMPORTANCEThe primary production during marine phytoplankton bloom and the consumption of the produced organic matter by heterotrophic prokaryotes significantly contribute to coastal biogeochemical cycles. …”
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Constraining the origin of sedimentary organic matter in the eastern Guangdong coast of China using δ13C and δ15N by Junwen Wu, Junwen Wu, Jisheng Chen, Cui Wang, Xiuli Yan, Xijie Yin, Qian Liu

“…This suggests in situ production of marine phytoplankton dominated the organic carbon pool (average=~74%) in the EGDC sediment. …”
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Acclimation to various temperature and pCO2 levels does not impact the competitive ability of two strains of Skeletonema marinoi in natural communities by Charlotte L. Briddon, Maria Nicoară, Adriana Hegedüs, Adina Niculea, Richard Bellerby, Richard Bellerby, Richard Bellerby, Wenche Eikrem, Wenche Eikrem, Bibiana G. Crespo, Sam Dupont, Sam Dupont, Bogdan Drugă

“…Understanding the long-term response of key marine phytoplankton species to ongoing global changes is pivotal in determining how oceanic community composition will respond over the coming decades. …”
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Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency by Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharie, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski

“…For example, deforested land can revert to forest through natural regeneration, and marine phytoplankton, which act as natural carbon stores, turn over one billion tonnes of photosynthesising biomass every eight days. [4] Indigenous land and sea management has a particularly important role to play in regeneration and continuing care. [5] Restoring one subsystem can help another—for example, replenishing soil could help remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere on a vast scale. [6] But actions that may benefit one subsystem can harm another—for example, planting forests with one type of tree can remove carbon dioxide from the air but can damage the biodiversity that is fundamental to healthy ecosystems. [7] …”
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Time to Treat the Climate and Nature Crisis as One Indivisible Global Health Emergency by Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski

“…For example, deforested land can revert to forest through natural regeneration, and marine phytoplankton, which act as natural carbon stores, turn over one billion tonnes of photosynthesising biomass every eight days.4 Indigenous land and sea management has a particularly important role to play in regeneration and continuing care.5   Restoring one subsystem can help another—for example, replenishing soil could help remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere on a vast scale.6 But actions that may benefit one subsystem can harm  another—for example, planting forests with one type of tree can remove carbon dioxide from the air but can damage the biodiversity that is fundamental to healthy ecosystems.7 …”
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The contrast in suspended particle dynamics at surface and near bottom on the river-dominated northern South China Sea shelf in summer: implication on physics and biogeochemistry c... by Jay Lee, James T. Liu, Yu-Shih Lin, Chen-Tung Arthur Chen, Bo-Shian Wang, Bo-Shian Wang

“…Both the upwelling and ZRP regimes contained newly produced marine phytoplankton based on low POC/Chl-a ratio (PC ratio) and enriched δ13CPOC. …”
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Identifying Oceanic Responses with Validated Satellite Observations after the Passage of Typhoons in the Northern South China Sea by Weifang Jin, Chujin Liang, Xinliang Tian, Junyang Hu, Tao Ding, Beifeng Zhou, Xiaoyan Chen, Yuntao Wang

“…The combination of typhoon winds and eddies can modify the productivity of marine phytoplankton, and a comprehensive understanding of typhoon-induced dynamics will aid in understanding ecosystem responses to typhoons.…”
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Algal bloom ties: Systemic biogeochemical stress and Chlorophyll-a shift forecasting by Haojiong Wang, Matteo Convertino

“…Almost half of the world’s organic carbon is fixed by marine phytoplankton, especially during algal blooms, despite accounting for less than one percent of the total photosynthetic biomass on Earth. …”
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Testing for terrestrial and freshwater microalgae productivity under elevated CO2 conditions and nutrient limitation by Anastasiia Kryvenda, Rudolf Tischner, Bastian Steudel, Carola Griehl, Robert Armon, Thomas Friedl

“…While terrestrial stramenopile algae generally tolerated such CO2 concentrations, their counterparts from marine phytoplankton did not. The tests of four new strains in liquid culture revealed enhanced biomass and chlorophyll production under elevated CO2 levels. …”
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Monitoring indicator genes to assess antimicrobial resistance contamination in phytoplankton and zooplankton communities from the English Channel and the North Sea by Erwan Bourdonnais, Erwan Bourdonnais, Cédric Le Bris, Thomas Brauge, Graziella Midelet

“…This study fills a part of the gaps in knowledge about the AMR transport by marine phytoplankton and zooplankton, which may play a role in the transmission of resistance to humans through the marine food webs.…”
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A new technique of quantifying protoporphyrin IX in microbial cells in seawater by Lide Gu, Lide Gu, Xinli Yue, Xinli Yue, Haowen Zhong, Haowen Zhong, Kang Mei, Kang Mei, Deli Wang, Deli Wang

“…PPIX has previously been identified in humans, animals, and plants, while so far as we know, there is no measurements until now regarding its contents in microbes, and especially in marine phytoplankton and bacteria. Here, for the first time, we reported a method of determining PPIX in marine microbial cells via acetone extraction followed by reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography quantification, in which acetone-acetonitrile/water-formic acid buffer was used as a gradient elution solvent. …”
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The marine biogeochemistry of zinc isotopes by John, Seth G

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The biogeochemistry of cobalt in the Sargasso Sea by Saito, Mak A

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Decoupling of iron and phosphate in the global ocean by Parekh, Payal

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Phytoplankton community structure in the Western Subarctic Gyre of the Pacific Ocean during summer determined by a combined approach of HPLC-pigment CHEMTAX and metabarcoding seque... by Quandong Xin, Quandong Xin, Quandong Xin, Xiaohan Qin, Guannan Wu, Xiaokun Ding, Xinliang Wang, Qingjing Hu, Changkao Mu, Yuqiu Wei, Jufa Chen, Tao Jiang

“…The CHEMTAX analyses identified eight major marine phytoplankton assemblages. Cryptophytes were the major contributors (24.96%) to the total Chl a, followed by pelagophytes, prymnesiophytes, diatoms, and chlorophytes. …”
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Dinoflagelados (Dinophyta) de los órdenes Prorocentrales y Dinophysiales del Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano, México by Dulce Parra-Toriz, María de Lourdes Araceli Ramírez-Rodríguez, David Uriel Hernández-Becerril

“…Dinoflagellates are a major taxonomic group in marine phytoplankton communities in terms of diversity and biomass. …”
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Interaction of a dinoflagellate neurotoxin with voltage-activated ion channels in a marine diatom by Sheila A. Kitchen, Andrea J. Bourdelais, Alison R. Taylor

“…Recent biophysical and genomic evidence supports widespread presence of homologous sodium (Na+) and calcium (Ca2+) permeable VGCs in unicellular algae, including marine phytoplankton. We therefore hypothesized that VGCs of these phytoplankton may be an allelopathic target for waterborne neurotoxins produced by K. brevis blooms that could lead to ion channel dysfunction and disruption of signaling in a similar manner to animal Na+ VGCs. …”
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Two-sided effects of the organic phosphorus phytate on a globally important marine coccolithophorid phytoplankton by Jiashun Li, Kaidian Zhang, Ling Li, Yujie Wang, Cong Wang, Senjie Lin

“…This study provides novel insights into the variable effects of a DOP on marine phytoplankton, which will inform new inquiries about how the complex DOP constituencies in the ocean will shape phytoplankton community structure and function. …”
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Nitrogen and Iron Availability Drive Metabolic Remodeling and Natural Selection of Diverse Phytoplankton during Experimental Upwelling by B. C. Kolody, S. R. Smith, L. Zeigler Allen, J. P. McCrow, A. Moustafa, D. Shi, B. M. Hopkinson, F. M. M. Morel, B. B. Ward, A. E. Allen

“…ABSTRACT Nearly half of carbon fixation and primary production originates from marine phytoplankton, and much of it occurs in episodic blooms in upwelling regimes. …”
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