A first-principles look at phytoplankton chemistry reveals an overlooked driver of the ocean’s oxygen budget.
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Shlomit Sharoni, Keisuke Inomura, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Oliver Jahn, Gregory L. Britten, Michael J. Follows (2026), C:H:N:O:P stoichiometry and oxygen demand of marine organic matter are driven by phytoplankton ecophysiology, Science Advances, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aeg6228 Continue reading C:H:N:O:P stoichiometry and oxygen demand of marine organic matter are driven by phytoplankton ecophysiology
Sing-how Tuo, Ying-Yu Hu, Andrew J. Irwin, Michael J. Follows, Zoe V. Finkel (2026), Phosphate modulates elemental and macromolecular composition of unicellular nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lno.70475 Continue reading Phosphate modulates elemental and macromolecular composition of unicellular nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria
Stirring the Gyre: How ocean mixing sustains hidden diversity
Linking microbial populations to the histories of the water they inhabit, a new CBIOMES study demonstrates how mesoscale stirring regulates phytoplankton diversity in the subtropical gyre. Continue reading Stirring the Gyre: How ocean mixing sustains hidden diversity
Leonhard Lücken, Michael J. Follows, Jason G. Bragg, and Sinikka T. Lennartz (2026), The microbial community model MCoM 1.0: a scalable framework for modelling phototroph heterotrophic interactions in diverse microbial communities, Geosci. Model Dev., doi: 10.5194/gmd-19-2461-2026 Continue reading The microbial community model MCoM 1.0: a scalable framework for modelling phototroph heterotrophic interactions in diverse microbial communities
Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton
With warmer ocean temperatures, the composition of marine plankton could shift from protein-rich to carb-heavy, a new study suggests. Continue reading Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton
Darwin Goes to Ocean Sciences 2026
Take a look at work Darwin members contributed to this year’s Ocean Sciences conference which took place in Glasgow, UK, February 22 – 27. Continue reading Darwin Goes to Ocean Sciences 2026
Williams, R.G., Brown, P.J., Takano, Y. et al. (2026), The biogeochemical transport by the Gulf Stream. Commun Earth Environ, doi: 10.1038/s43247-025-03118-y [Gaël Forget] Continue reading The Biogeochemical Transport of the Gulf Stream
Mattern, Jann Paul, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Jordyn E. Moscoso, Christopher A. Edwards (2026), Zooplankton grazing and nutrient supply control the emergence of large diatoms in coastal upwelling systems: Insights from a regional ecosystem model, Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lno.70332
Francesco Mattei, Anna E. Hickman, Julia Uitz, Vincenzo Vellucci, Laurence Garczarek, Frédéric Partensky, Stephanie Dutkiewicz (2026), Phytoplankton With Flexible Pigment Content Disadvantaged by Projected Future Decrease in Variability of the Ocean Light Spectrum, Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/gcb.70671 Continue reading Phytoplankton With Flexible Pigment Content Disadvantaged by Projected Future Decrease in Variability of the Ocean Light Spectrum