E. Schaum

Organic compounds drive growth in phytoplankton taxa from different functional groups

This study shows that phytoplankton from different functional groups can use various organic carbon sources for growth, with some taxa benefiting more from a diverse range of substances.

Co-evolutionary patterns shown in Ostreococcus-virus system from the Western Baltic Sea in freshly isolated hosts and viruses.

The paper examines co-evolutionary patterns between Ostreococcus hosts and their viruses in the Western Baltic Sea, showing that coexistence timing drives infection patterns and highlights species-specific co-evolution.

Predicting the unpredictable: heatwaves and history of variability shape phytoplankton community thermal responses within one generation

The paper examines how thermal unpredictability and environmental history influence phytoplankton metabolic responses within one generation in two Baltic Sea regions.

Epidemiological dynamics of viral infection in a marine pico-eukaryote

The paper uses epidemiological models to show that periodic viral re-seeding, not resistance costs, explains the persistence of susceptible hosts in natural populations of Ostreococcus tauri.

Thermal adaptation constrains the temperature dependence of ecosystem metabolism

The paper shows that thermal adaptation reduces the temperature sensitivity of ecosystem metabolism in geothermally heated streams, with GPP rates independent of temperature after accounting for biomass differences.