The ocean is home to a diverse and metabolically versatile microbial community that
performs the complex biochemical transformations that drive the nitrogen cycle, including …

Discrepancies between estimates of oceanic N 2 fixation and nitrogen (N) losses through
denitrification have focused research on identifying N 2-fixing cyanobacteria and quantifying …

Phytoplankton, the ecological group of microalgae adapted to live in apparent suspension in
water masses, is much more than an ecosystem's engineer. In this opinion paper, we use …

Ocean biogeochemistry is a novel standard component of fifth phase of the Coupled Model
Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) experiments which project future climate change caused …

Phosphorus (P) is a required element for life. Its various chemical forms are found
throughout the lithosphere and hydrosphere, where they are acted on by numerous abiotic …

Abstract Changes in marine plankton communities driven by environmental variability
impact the marine food web and global biogeochemical cycles of carbon and other …

Nitrogen (N) is a key element for life in the oceans. It controls primary productivity in many
parts of the global ocean, consequently playing a crucial role in the uptake of atmospheric …

Phytoplankton are key players in the global carbon cycle, contributing about half of global
primary productivity. Within the phytoplankton, functional groups (characterized by distinct …

The nitrogen input through biological N 2 fixation is essential for life in vast areas of the
global ocean. The belief is that cyanobacteria are the only relevant N 2-fixing (diazotrophic) …

Biogeochemical cycles in the ocean are mediated by complex and diverse microbial
communities. Over the past decade, marine ecosystem and biogeochemistry models have …