Unicellular, planktonic, prokaryotic and eukaryotic photoautotrophs (phytoplankton) have an
ancient evolutionary history on Earth during which time they have played key roles in the …

Marine phytoplankton have many obvious characters, such as rapid cell division rates and
large population sizes, that give them the capacity to evolve in response to global change on …

Recent studies have shown that the cosmopolitan diatom Skeletonema costatum sensu lato
is composed of several morphologically and genetically distinct species. To assess whether …

The role of geographic isolation in marine microbial speciation is hotly debated because of
the high dispersal potential and large population sizes of planktonic microorganisms and the …

Dinoflagellate species belonging to the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa produce
ciguatoxins (CTXs), potent neurotoxins that concentrate in fish causing ciguatera fish …

This paper presents research on the genetic structure and diversity of populations of a
common marine protist and their changes over time. The bloom-forming diatom …

Intraspecific variation in diatoms has been shown to play a key role in species' responses to
several important environmental factors such as light, salinity, temperature and nutrients …

Phytoplankton are major primary producers in aquatic ecosystems and are sensitive to
various aspects of global environmental change. They can respond through phenotypic …

With the advent of molecular methods, it became clear that microbial biodiversity had been
vastly underestimated. Since then, species abundance patterns were determined for several …

Ongoing climate change is shifting species distributions and increasing extinction risks
globally. It is generally thought that large population sizes and short generation times of …