Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon.

Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon.

The study, a collaboration between MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), reanalyzed massive datasets of ...

Figure 1: Response of organic and inorganic carbon production to CO 2 concentration in laboratory-cultured coccolithophorids. Figure 3: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photographs of ...

But what would happen if all marine life—from the tiniest plankton to the largest whales—disappeared? A recent study delves into this extreme scenario to uncover the crucial role that ocean ...

Why RI's public defender objects A few Facebook users guessed basking shark, which feeds on plankton and are harmless to humans. Jon Dodd, executive director of the Atlantic Shark Institute ...

In collaboration with researchers from various disciplines, Meunier has focused on marine heatwaves and their potential impact on plankton. During these periods of intense heat, water temperatures ...

May 28, 2025 — This study measured the growth rate of coral reefs in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii, using on-site data gathering and aerial imagery. Researchers found that the reefs are being eroded by ...

Focuses on the biogeochemical cycling of trace metals in marine systems. CalCOFI is a long-term, interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral ecosystem research program off the coast of California that ...

Another core part of this study is determining the whale's feeding habit, or how they depend on a specific species of plankton, Calanus finmarchicus, a reddish-colored copepod. Researchers are ...