• Biogeographic gradients of picoplankton diversity indicate increasing dominance of prokaryotes in warmer Arctic fjords 

      Hörstmann, Cora; Hattermann, Tore; Thomé, Pauline C.; Buttigieg, Pier Luigi; Morel, Isidora; Waite, Anya M.; John, Uwe (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-03-02)
      limate change is opening the Arctic Ocean to increasing human impact and ecosystem changes. Arctic fjords, the region’s most productive ecosystems, are sustained by a diverse microbial community at the base of the food web. Here we show that Arctic fjords become more prokaryotic in the picoplankton (0.2–3 µm) with increasing water temperatures. Across 21 fjords, we found that Arctic fjords had ...
    • European marine omics biodiversity observation network: a strategic outline for the implementation of omics approaches in ocean observation 

      Santi, Ioulia; Beluche, Odette; Beraud, Mélanie; Buttigieg, Pier Luigi; Casotti, Raffaella; Cox, Cymon J.; Cunliffe, Michael; Davies, Neil; de Cerio, Oihane Diaz; Exter, Katrina; Kervella, Anne Emmanuelle; Kotoulas, Georgios; Lagaisse, Rune; Laroquette, Arnaud; Louro, Bruno; Not, Fabrice; Obst, Matthias; Pavloudi, Christina; Poulain, Julie; Præbel, Kim; Vanaverbeke, Jan; Pade, Nicolas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-18)
      Marine ecosystems, ranging from coastal seas and wetlands to the open ocean, accommodate a wealth of biological diversity from small microorganisms to large mammals. This biodiversity and its associated ecosystem function occurs across complex spatial and temporal scales and is not yet fully understood. Given the wide range of external pressures on the marine environment, this knowledge is crucial ...