Phaeocystis is a genus of marine phytoplankton with a world-wide distribution. It has a
polymorphic life cycle alternating free-living cells and colonies but develops massive blooms …

Modelers often need to quantify the rates at which zooplankton consume a variety of
species, size classes and trophic types. Implicit in the equations used to describe the …

Microplastic debris is a pervasive environmental contaminant that has the potential to impact
the health of biota, although its modes of action remain somewhat unclear. The current study …

Erythropoietin, a kidney cytokine regulating haematopoiesis (the production of blood cells),
is also produced in the brain after oxidative or nitrosative stress,. The transcription factor …

Zooplankton are critical to the vitality of estuaries and coastal waters. In this revised edition
of Johnson and Allen's instant classic, readers are taken on a tour of the miniature universe …

Mediated principally by the sinking of organic rich particles from the upper ocean, the
Biological Carbon Pump (BCP) is a significant component of the global carbon cycle. It …

Planktonic copepods are primary consumers in the ocean and are perhaps the most
numerous metazoans on earth. Secondary production by these zooplankton supports most …

Abstract The North Atlantic is characterized by diatom-dominated spring blooms that results
in significant transfer of carbon to higher trophic levels and the deep ocean. These blooms …

The role of diatoms as key food for copepods at the base of pelagic food chains has been
questioned recently on the grounds of toxicity. We show, using unialgal versus mixed algal …

We review current knowledge and understanding of the biology and ecology of the calanoid
copepod Calanus helgolandicus in European waters, as well as provide a collaborative …