Ocean’s most abundant photosynthetic microbe likely faces steep decline under future warming, researchers find. Continue reading Warming May Threaten Ocean Key Oxygen Producer
François Ribalet, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Erwan Monier, E. Virginia Armbrust (2025), Future Ocean Warming May Cause Large Reductions in Prochlorococcus Biomass and Productivity, Nature Micro., doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-02106-4
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
Continue reading Microbial reaction rate estimation using proteins and proteomes
Satellite Eyes on Swirling Seas
Darwin researchers reveal how ocean eddies shape chlorophyll patterns across seasons and regions. Continue reading Satellite Eyes on Swirling Seas
A Cold Bloom: Modeling Productivity in West Greenland
Research using ECCO-Darwin and co-authored by Stephanie Dutkiewicz helps uncover link between glacier melt and coastal productivity in Greenland. Continue reading A Cold Bloom: Modeling Productivity in West Greenland
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?
Ocean Chameleons: How phytoplankton adapt to light to conquer the world’s waters
CBIOMES researcher contributes to study demonstrating that pigment diversity in the cyanobacteria Synechococcus has enabled this organism to colonize all light environments. Continue reading Ocean Chameleons: How phytoplankton adapt to light to conquer the world’s waters
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 Continue reading Chromatic acclimation shapes phytoplankton biogeography
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
An Abundant Phytoplankton Feeds a Global Network of Marine Microbes
New findings illuminate how Prochlorococcus’ nightly “cross-feeding” plays a role in regulating the ocean’s capacity to cycle and store carbon. Continue reading An Abundant Phytoplankton Feeds a Global Network of Marine Microbes