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		<title>Zooplankton grazing and nutrient supply control the emergence of large diatoms in coastal upwelling systems: Insights from a regional ecosystem model</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/zooplankton-grazing-and-nutrient-supply-control-the-emergence-of-large-diatoms-in-coastal-upwelling-systems-insights-from-a-regional-ecosystem-model/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Ocean Chameleons: How phytoplankton adapt to light to conquer the world’s waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CBIOMES researcher contributes to study demonstrating that  pigment diversity in the cyanobacteria Synechococcus has enabled this organism to colonize all light environments. Read this story at CNRS News Google Translation: An international team of researchers has published a study in Science Advances on the distribution of the three main pigment types of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus in the global ocean. By analyzing &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/ocean-chameleons-how-phytoplankton-adapt-to-light-to-conquer-the-worlds-waters/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Ocean Chameleons: How phytoplankton adapt to light to conquer the world’s waters</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chromatic acclimation shapes phytoplankton biogeography</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/chromatic-acclimation-shapes-phytoplankton-biogeography/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/chromatic-acclimation-shapes-phytoplankton-biogeography/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Francesco Mattei, Anna E. Hickman, Julia Uitz, Louison Dufour, Vincenzo Vellucci, Laurence Garczarek, Frédéric Partensky, Stephanie Dutkiewicz (2025), Chromatic acclimation shapes phytoplankton biogeography, Science Advances, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adr9609 Description: Marine photoautotrophs have evolved to exploit the ocean’s variable light conditions, with chromatic acclimators being able to adjust their pigment content to better match the ambient light color. &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/chromatic-acclimation-shapes-phytoplankton-biogeography/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Chromatic acclimation shapes phytoplankton biogeography</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Abundant Phytoplankton Feeds a Global Network of Marine Microbes</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/an-abundant-phytoplankton-feeds-a-global-network-of-marine-microbes-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New findings illuminate how Prochlorococcus’ nightly “cross-feeding” plays a role in regulating the ocean’s capacity to cycle and store carbon. Read this story from MIT News Story Image: Prochlorococcus tend to shed their molecular baggage at night. For a microbe called SAR11, the researchers found that the nighttime snack acts as a relaxant of sorts. Image &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/an-abundant-phytoplankton-feeds-a-global-network-of-marine-microbes-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">An Abundant Phytoplankton Feeds a Global Network of Marine Microbes</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amplicon Sequencing with Internal Standards Yields Accurate Picocyanobacteria Cell Abundances as Validated with Flow Cytometry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alexandra E. Jones-Kellett, Jesse C. McNichol, Yubin Raut, Kelsy R. Cain, François Ribalet, E. Virginia Armbrust, Michael J. Follows, and Jed A. Fuhrman (2024), Amplicon Sequencing with Internal Standards Yields Accurate Picocyanobacteria Cell Abundances as Validated with Flow Cytometry, ISME Communications, doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycae115 Description: Marine microbial ecologists seek measurements of organismal abundance and diversity at high &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/amplicon-sequencing-with-internal-standards-yields-accurate-picocyanobacteria-cell-abundances-as-validated-with-flow-cytometry/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Amplicon Sequencing with Internal Standards Yields Accurate Picocyanobacteria Cell Abundances as Validated with Flow Cytometry</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Phytoplankton thermal trait parameterization alters community structure and biogeochemical processes in a modeled ocean</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie I. Anderson, Clara Fronda, Andrew D. Barton, Sophie Clayton, Tatiana A. Rynearson, Stephanie Dutkiewicz (2023), Phytoplankton thermal trait parameterization alters community structure and biogeochemical processes in a modeled ocean, Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/gcb.17093 Description: Phytoplankton exhibit diverse physiological responses to temperature which influence their fitness in the environment and consequently alter their community struc- &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/phytoplankton-thermal-trait-parameterization-alters-community-structure-and-biogeochemical-processes-in-a-modeled-ocean/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Phytoplankton thermal trait parameterization alters community structure and biogeochemical processes in a modeled ocean</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Lagrangian model for drifting ecosystems reveals heterogeneity-driven enhancement of marine plankton blooms</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-lagrangian-model-for-drifting-ecosystems-reveals-heterogeneity-driven-enhancement-of-marine-plankton-blooms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enrico Ser-Giacomi, Ricardo Martinez-Garcia, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, and Michael J. Follows (2023),  A Lagrangian model for drifting ecosystems reveals heterogeneity-driven enhancement of marine plankton blooms, Nature Communications, doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41469-2 Description:Marine plankton play a crucial role in carbon storage, global climate, and ecosystem function. Planktonic ecosystems are embedded in patches of water that are continuously moving, stretching, and diluting. These processes &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-lagrangian-model-for-drifting-ecosystems-reveals-heterogeneity-driven-enhancement-of-marine-plankton-blooms/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Lagrangian model for drifting ecosystems reveals heterogeneity-driven enhancement of marine plankton blooms</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Using ecological partitions to assess zooplankton biogeography and seasonality</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 20:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Niall McGinty, Andrew J. Irwin, Zoe V. Finkel and Stephanie Dutkiewicz (2023), Using ecological partitions to assess zooplankton biogeography and seasonality, Front. Mar. Res., doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.989770 Description: Zooplankton play a crucial role in marine ecosystems as the link between the primary producers and higher trophic levels, and as such they are key components of global biogeochemical and ecosystem models. While &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/using-ecological-partitions-to-assess-zooplankton-biogeography-and-seasonality/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Using ecological partitions to assess zooplankton biogeography and seasonality</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>High Growth Rate of Diatoms Explained by Reduced Carbon Requirement and Low Energy Cost of Silica Deposition</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/high-growth-rate-of-diatoms-explained-by-reduced-carbon-requirement-and-low-energy-cost-of-silica-deposition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 19:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keisuke Inomura, Juan José Pierella Karlusich, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Curtis Deutsch, Paul J. Harrison, Chris Bowler (2023), High Growth Rate of Diatoms Explained by Reduced Carbon Requirement and Low Energy Cost of Silica Deposition, Microbiology Spectrum, doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03311-22 Description: The rapid growth of diatoms makes them one of the most pervasive and productive types of plankton in the world’s ocean, &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/high-growth-rate-of-diatoms-explained-by-reduced-carbon-requirement-and-low-energy-cost-of-silica-deposition/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">High Growth Rate of Diatoms Explained by Reduced Carbon Requirement and Low Energy Cost of Silica Deposition</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trophic model closure influences ecosystem response to enrichment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 21:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anne Willem Omta, Elizabeth A. Heiny, Harshana Rajakaruna, David Talmy, Michael J. Follows (2023), Trophic model closure influences ecosystem response to enrichment, Ecological Modelling, doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110183 Description: There exists considerable uncertainty about the most appropriate functional form to describe mortality at the highest trophic level (the closure problem). Although linear and quadratic formulations predict strongly different &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/trophic-model-closure-influences-ecosystem-response-to-enrichment/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Trophic model closure influences ecosystem response to enrichment</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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