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
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Predicting photosynthesis–irradiance relationships from satellite remote-sensing observations
Gregory L. Britten, Bror Jönsson, Gemma Kulk, Heather A. Bouman, Michael J. Follows, Shubha Sathyendranath (2025), Predicting photosynthesis–irradiance relationships from satellite remote-sensing observations, Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lol2.70062
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Warming May Threaten Ocean Key Oxygen Producer
Ocean’s most abundant photosynthetic microbe likely faces steep decline under future warming, researchers find. Continue reading Warming May Threaten Ocean Key Oxygen Producer
McCain J. S. P., G. L. Britten, S. R. Hackett, M. J. Follows, G.W. Li (2025), Microbial reaction rate estimation using proteins and proteomes, ISME J., doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wraf018
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Am I Blue? Green? Something in Between?
Tiny organisms can adapt to changing light, much to our benefit: Enjoy NASA’s Storymap for Mattei et al (2025) Continue reading Am I Blue? Green? Something in Between?
Arianna I. Krinos, Sara K. Shapiro, Weixuan Li, Sheean T. Haley, Sonya T. Dyhrman, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Michael J. Follows, Harriet Alexander (2025), Intraspecific Diversity in Thermal Performance Determines Phytoplankton Ecological Niche, Ecology Letters, doi: 10.1111/ele.70055 Continue reading Intraspecific Diversity in Thermal Performance Determines Phytoplankton Ecological Niche
Braakman, R., Satinsky, B., Longnecker, K., Hogle, S. L., Becker, J. W., Li, R. C., Dooley, K., Arellano, A., Kido Soule, M. C., Kujawinski, E. B., & Chisholm, S. W. (2025), Global niche partitioning of purine and pyrimidine cross-feeding among ocean microbes, Science Advances, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adp1949 Continue reading Global niche partitioning of purine and pyrimidine cross-feeding among ocean microbes
Serra‐Pompei, C., & Dutkiewicz, S. (2024), Phytoplankton Chlorophyll trends in the Arctic at the local, regional, and pan‐ Arctic scales (1998–2022), Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1029/2024GL110454
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Arianna I. Krinos, Margaret Mars Brisbin, Sarah K. Hu, Natalie R. Cohen, Tatiana A. Rynearson, Michael J. Follows, Frederik Schulz & Harriet Alexander (2024), Missing microbial eukaryotes and misleading meta-omic conclusions, Nature Communications, doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52212-w
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Justin D. Liefer, Angelicque E. White, Zoe V. Finkel, Andrew J. Irwin, Mathilde Dugenneb, Keisuke Inomura, François Ribalet, E. Virginia Armbrust, David M. Karl, Matthew H. Fyfe, Christopher M. Brown, and Michael J. Follows (2024), Latitudinal patterns in ocean C:N:P reflect phytoplankton acclimation and macromolecular composition, PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2404460121 Continue reading Latitudinal patterns in ocean C:N:P reflect phytoplankton acclimation and macromolecular composition