Rising ocean temperatures will alter the productivity and composition of marine
phytoplankton communities, thereby affecting global biogeochemical cycles. Predicting the …

Marine phytoplankton generate half of global primary production, making them essential to
ecosystem functioning and biogeochemical cycling. Though phytoplankton are …

Despite their importance to ocean productivity, global patterns of marine phytoplankton
diversity remain poorly characterized. Although temperature is considered a key driver of …

Phytoplankton—the microalgae that populate the upper lit layers of the ocean—fuel the
oceanic food web and affect oceanic and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels through …

Aim Ecological and evolutionary forces shape the functional traits of species within and
across environments, generating biogeographical patterns in traits. We aimed to:(1) …

The universal temperature dependence of metabolic rates has been used to predict how
ocean biology will respond to ocean warming. Determining the temperature sensitivity of …

Spatial diversity gradients are a pervasive feature of life on Earth. We examined a global
ocean circulation, biogeochemistry, and ecosystem model that indicated a decrease in …

Climate strongly influences the distribution and diversity of animals and plants, but its affect
on microbial communities is poorly understood. By using resource competition theory …

Understanding the mechanisms that determine how phytoplankton adapt to warming will
substantially improve the realism of models describing ecological and biogeochemical …

Phytoplankton are key components of aquatic ecosystems, fixing CO2 from the atmosphere
through photosynthesis and supporting secondary production, yet relatively little is known …