Numerous coexisting species can be observed in the open oceans. This includes the
complex community of the plankton, which comprises all free floating organisms in the sea …

Food web complexity is thought to weaken the strength of terrestrial trophic cascades,, in
which strong impacts of natural enemies on herbivores cascade to influence primary …

The growth cycle in nutrient-rich, aquatic environments starts with a diatom bloom that ends
in mass sinking of ungrazed cells and phytodetritus. The low grazing pressure on these …

The dazzling variation in plant chemistry is a primary mediator of trophic interactions,
including herbivory, predation, parasitism, and disease. At the same time, such interactions …

This essay is the outcome of a colloquium convened in November 2005 at the Benthos
Laboratory of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Ischia, Italy, on chemical ecology and …

Some diatoms belonging to the genus Pseudo-nitzschia produce the neurotoxin domoic
acid (DA), which causes amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP). In Europe, accumulation of DA …

Diatoms are highly abundant unicellular algae that often dominate pelagic as well as
benthic primary production in the oceans and inland waters. Being strictly dependent on …

The diatom-derived aldehyde 2-trans-4-trans-decadienal (DD) was tested as an
apoptogenic inducer in both copepod and sea urchin embryos, using terminal …

We investigated whether reduced reproductive success of copepods fed with diatoms was
related to nutritional imbalances with regard to essential lipids or to the production of …

Diatoms are dominant photosynthetic organisms in the world's oceans and are considered
essential in the transfer of energy to higher trophic levels. However, these unicellular …