Assessing the Variability in the Relationship Between the Particulate Backscattering Coefficient and the Chlorophyll a Concentration From a Global Biogeochemical …

M Barbieux, J Uitz, A Bricaud… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Characterizing phytoplankton distribution and dynamics in the world's open oceans requires
in situ observations over a broad range of space and time scales. In addition to …

Factors Regulating the Relationship Between Total and Size-Fractionated Chlorophyll-a in Coastal Waters of the Red Sea

RJW Brewin, XAG Morán, DE Raitsos… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Phytoplankton biomass and size structure are recognized as key ecological indicators. With
the aim to quantify the relationship between these two ecological indicators in tropical …

Bio-optical characterization of subsurface chlorophyll maxima in the Mediterranean Sea from a Biogeochemical-Argo float database

M Barbieux, J Uitz, B Gentili… - …, 2019 - bg.copernicus.org
As commonly observed in oligotrophic stratified waters, a subsurface (or deep) chlorophyll
maximum (SCM) frequently characterizes the vertical distribution of phytoplankton …

Accounting for the bin structure of data removes bias when fitting size spectra

AM Edwards, JPW Robinson, JL Blanchard… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Size spectra are recommended tools for detecting the response of marine communities to
fishing or to management measures. A size spectrum succinctly describes how a property …

Biological production in two contrasted regions of the Mediterranean Sea during the oligotrophic period: An estimate based on the diel cycle of optical properties …

M Barbieux, J Uitz, A Mignot, C Roesler… - Biogeosciences …, 2021 - bg.copernicus.org
This study assesses marine biological production of organic carbon based on the diel
variability of bio-optical properties monitored by two BioGeoChemical-Argo (BGC-Argo) …

Chlorophyll to carbon ratio derived from a global ecosystem model with photodamage

E Álvarez, S Thoms, C Völker - Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Phytoplankton harvests light by integrating chlorophyll in protein‐pigment complexes
(photosystems) that are variable in number and size. In ecosystem models, the capacity of …

Influence of lateral advection on phytoplankton size-structure and composition in a Mediterranean coastal area

F Decembrini, C Caroppo, A Bergamasco - Continental Shelf Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Phytoplankton size is a significant functional trait affecting many ecological processes and
influencing the carbon fate and the trophic regimes of the ecosystems. In this study, we …

Size-dependent susceptibility of lake phytoplankton to light stress: an implication for succession of large green algae in a deep oligotrophic lake

T Kazama, K Hayakawa, T Nagata, K Shimotori, A Imai… - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
Field observations of the population dynamics and measurements of photophysiology in
Lake Biwa were conducted by size class (< vs.> 30 μm) from early summer to autumn to …

Above and Below: Oregon Coastal Phytoplankton Bloom Dynamics from Sea and Space

SM McKibben - 2016 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
Phytoplankton are a sentinel class of organisms in the marine environment. Through their
photosynthetic activity in sunlit waters worldwide, phytoplankton shape the health and …

Picophytoplankton intaglios in temperate waters of the southern Bay of Biscay

E Vázquez-Domínguez, XAG Morán - Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 2018 - int-res.com
The influence of irradiance, temperature, and nitrate (NO 3) concentration over the biomass,
growth rate, and primary production rate of picophytoplankton was assessed in an inshore to …