Coccolithophores are major contributors to phytoplankton communities and ocean
biogeochemistry and are strong modulators of the optical field in the sea. New discoveries …

Coccolithophores are the most abundant calcifying phytoplankton in the ocean. These tiny
primary producers have an important role in the global carbon cycle, substantially …

Anthropogenic CO2 emissions are inundating the upper ocean, acidifying the water, and
altering the habitat for marine phytoplankton. These changes are thought to be particularly …

Planktonic heterotrophic prokaryotes make up the largest living biomass and process most
organic matter in the ocean. Determining when and where the biomass and activity of …

The Great Calcite Belt (GCB) of the Southern Ocean is a region of elevated summertime
upper ocean calcite concentration derived from coccolithophores, despite the region being …

Upwelling regions, which account for 10%–20% of the global ocean's primary production but
occupy only 3% of its area, play an important role in the global ocean carbon cycle …

The biological production of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3), a process termed calcification, is
a key term in the marine carbon cycle. A major planktonic group responsible for such pelagic …

Difficulties to quantify ocean turbulence have limited our knowledge about the magnitude
and variability of nitrate turbulent diffusion, which constitutes one of the main processes …

Through the production and export of their calcite coccoliths, coccolithophores form a key
component of the global carbon cycle. Despite this key role, very little is known about the …

Ocean acidification (OA), the anthropogenic carbon dioxide-induced changes in seawater
carbonate chemistry, is likely to have a significant impact on calcifying plankton. Most …