J. Piiparinen

Microbial remineralization processes during post-spring-bloom excess phosphate in the northern Baltic Sea

The paper examines microbial processes in the Baltic Sea during post-spring-bloom phosphate excess, showing that alkaline phosphatase activity and shifts in bacterial communities affect nutrient cycling and organic matter export.

Bacterioplankton dynamics driven by inter-annual variation in phytoplankton spring bloom communities in the Baltic Sea

The paper examines how inter-annual variations in Baltic Sea phytoplankton spring blooms affect bacterioplankton composition and function, finding that diatom-dominated blooms increase bacterial diversity and production, while dinoflagellate or specific diatom blooms reduce them.