Abstract The oligotrophic Adriatic Sea is characterized during a typical summer by low
productivity caused by strong water column stratification, which inhibits vertical mixing and …

Introduction Ocean fronts are moving ephemeral biological hotspots forming at the interface
of cooler and warmer waters. In the open ocean, this is where marine organisms, ranging …

Abstract The Island Mass Effect (IME) around the Maldives is responsible for intense blooms
with distinct seasonal patterns. These blooms sustain the fishing industry of the archipelagic …

Members of the genus Chondrus are well-known from temperate and cold waters. Chondrus
ocellatus Holmes was reported from Hawai 'i Island (19° N latitude) in 1999 as a new record …

Abstract The Southern Ocean accounts for∼ 30% of the ocean's CO2 sink, partly due to its
biological pump that transfers surface‐produced organic carbon to deeper waters. To …

Coral reefs are maintained by a balance between formation (calcifiers) and destructive
processes (dissolution and erosion). In eastern tropical Pacific reefs, Porites genus is the …

Islands in oligotrophic oceans act as local sources of nutrients. These nutrients originate
from land and from deep oceanic nutrients introduced to the photic zone by tides, currents …

Interactions between the deep sea and steep-sloping oceanic islands generate physical
processes with potential impacts on sediment resuspension and ocean productivity. While …

Small, island-associated populations of cetaceans have evolved around numerous oceanic
islands, likely due to habitat discontinuities between nearshore and offshore waters …

Shelves surrounding reefless volcanic islands usually host sediment that is considered to
result mostly from erosion of pre‐existing volcanic rocks, with minor contributions from active …