T. Nakov

Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes

This study identifies genome-wide metabolic changes driving local adaptation of a marine diatom to the Baltic Sea's environmental gradients over 8,000 years.

Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline

This study shows that genotype-specific transcriptional responses are more significant than salinity effects in a marine diatom adapting to low salinity in the Baltic Sea.

Hot and sick: impacts of warming and oomycete parasite infection on endemic dominant zooplankter of Lake Baikal.

This study examines how warming and oomycete parasite infection affect the zooplankter Epischura baikalensis in Lake Baikal, finding thermal mismatch and complex interactions between temperature, infection, and population dynamics.

Diatoms diversify and turn over faster in freshwater than marine environments

The paper finds freshwater diatom lineages diversify and turn over faster than marine lineages, regardless of habitat type, suggesting high system turnover drives diversification.

Phylogenomics reveals an extensive history of genome duplication in diatoms (Bacillariophyta)

This study identifies whole genome duplication events in diatoms using phylogenomic analysis, suggesting polyploidy is common and driven by allopolyploidy.

Insights into global planktonic diatom diversity:Comparisons between phylogenetically meaningful unitsthat account for time

The paper shows that genus-level analyses of diatom diversity are confounded by varying speciation/extinction rates and phylogenetic nesting, emphasizing the need for phylogenetic approaches.