The role of phytoplankton photosynthesis in global biogeochemical cycles

PG Falkowski - Photosynthesis research, 1994 - Springer
Phytoplankton biomass in the world's oceans amounts to only∽ 1–2% of the total global
plant carbon, yet these organisms fix between 30 and 50 billion metric tons of carbon …

Targeted metagenomics and ecology of globally important uncultured eukaryotic phytoplankton

ML Cuvelier, AE Allen, A Monier… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Among eukaryotes, four major phytoplankton lineages are responsible for marine
photosynthesis; prymnesiophytes, alveolates, stramenopiles, and prasinophytes …

Marked changes in diversity and relative activity of picoeukaryotes with depth in the world ocean

CR Giner, MC Pernice, V Balagué, CM Duarte… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Microbial eukaryotes are key components of the ocean plankton. Yet, our understanding of
their community composition and activity in different water layers of the ocean is limited …