Marine and coastal ecosystems

Study reveals how discharge and residence time control nitrogen cycling in tidal freshwater zones, with denitrification dominating during low-flow periods and implications for managing estuarine.

Glacial meltwater and coccolithophore blooms produce indistinguishable optical signatures in Norwegian fjords, limiting satellite remote sensing. Inherent optical properties reveal differences.

Gaussian Process Regression reconstructs stable carbon isotope composition of dissolved inorganic carbon in the Atlantic Ocean, expanding historical data coverage 7.65-fold.

Iron dissolution in urban aerosols follows divergent pathways controlled by sulfuric and nitric acids, shifting from nitric acid dominance at ground-level to sulfuric acid in the upper atmosphere.

Evaluating Sentinel-2 chlorophyll-a algorithms for Thai freshwater eutrophication monitoring. Tropical-specific models improve satellite imagery accuracy compared to temperate region approaches.

Cellular model predicts how phytoplankton protein, carbohydrate, and lipid composition will shift under climate warming, with divergent regional responses that reshape marine food web nutrition.

Discover how Arctic polar diatoms survive extreme low light beneath sea ice by sustaining photosynthesis while uncoupling growth, maintaining metabolic readiness for rapid recovery.

Phylogenetic classification of Bacillariophyta recognizing 10 classes and 431 genera, revising traditional morphological systems to reflect evolutionary relationships.

Arctic deep-sea nematode communities show distinct assembly patterns based on sediment maturation and organic matter quality, not quantity alone, in experimental Fram Strait study.

Meta-analysis of 113 experimental contrasts demonstrating that grazing risk rivals nutrient enrichment in driving phycotoxin production in Alexandrium and Pseudo-nitzschia harmful algae.

Framework for quantifying fish kills from gas supersaturation at dams using dissolved oxygen data and Bayesian mortality modeling in Amazonian hydroelectric systems.

Explore how marine biogeochemical cycles respond to environmental changes. Research reveals alternative dynamic regimes and nutrient-driven hysteresis in ocean ecosystems under climate perturbations.

Study of eight metal concentrations in eight intertidal invertebrate species across three coastal sites in Tenerife reveals spatial contamination patterns and species-specific bioaccumulation.

Mitochondrial genome organization of deep-sea pelagic ostracods from polar regions provides insights into genomic architecture and foundation for comparative biogeography studies.

Hyperspectral remote sensing distinguishes toxic Pseudo-nitzschia blooms from benign diatoms via unique 560nm spectral signature, enabling scalable harmful algal bloom detection.

Study examines how nutrient sources from sediment, periphyton, and cyanobacterial scum affect Microcystis growth rates and microcystin toxin production in harmful algal blooms.

Parvilucifera infectans parasitizes Alexandrium minutum across salinities, reducing harmful algal bloom toxins through metabolomic remodeling of osmolytes and toxin synthesis pathways.

Single-cell flow cytometry analysis of silver nanoparticle toxicity effects on natural phytoplankton assemblages from contrasting trophic lake environments.

Analyze seasonal aerosol variations at coastal boundaries using global AERONET data. Machine learning identifies four distinct aerosol regimes with pronounced seasonal patterns and spectral.

Study quantifies greenhouse gas emissions from Lake Mai Ndombe, Africa's largest humic lake, revealing sedimentary processes drive CO2, CH4, and N2O cycling and evasion.