ABSTRACT: The objective of the present study was to examine how N and P availability interact with C metabolism in marine heterotrophic plankton and whether or not heterotrophic groups are likely to ...

Terrestrial carbon resources are generally regarded as inferior-quality food for zooplankton due to a lack of essential biomolecules (e.g., polyunsaturated fatty acids). However, recent stable ...

A phytoplankton almost as old as Earth — about 3 billion years compared to the planet's 4.5 billion years — still holds secrets, including how it can survive starvation in the most nutrient-deficient ...