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Seasonal patterns in Synechococcus pigment diversity at two temperate sites with contrasting oceanic regimes

This study examines seasonal pigment diversity in Synechococcus at two temperate ocean sites, revealing distinct patterns linked to environmental factors and ecological niches.

Diversity, host-specificity, and environmental drivers of the coral reef eukaryome

The paper characterizes the eukaryotic diversity in coral reef environments, revealing high diversity and identifying environmental drivers shaping these communities.

Genome-resolved diversity and biosynthetic potential of the coral reef microbiome

This study assesses the microbial biosynthetic potential of reef-building corals using genome-resolved metagenomics, revealing host-specific microbiomes with high biotechnological value.

The JEDI marker as a universal measure of planetary biodiversity

The paper introduces the JEDI marker as a universal biodiversity measure, demonstrating its applicability across ecological scales and providing an automated bioinformatic workflow for standardized analysis.

Switch in parasitic and autotrophic-dominated protist assemblages coupled to seasonal oligotrophic-mesotrophic gradients in the sunlit layer of a subtropical marine ecosystem

The paper examines seasonal changes in protist communities in the Gulf of Aqaba, showing shifts between parasitic and autotrophic dominance linked to nutrient and mixing conditions.

Patterns and drivers of diatom diversity and abundance in the global ocean

This study analyzes diatom diversity and abundance in the global ocean using Tara Oceans data, identifying key environmental drivers and community patterns.

Emergent patterns of patchiness reflect decoupling between ocean physics and biology

The paper analyzes global ocean data to show that physical and biological patchiness are decoupled, using variance slope to quantify spatial patterns.

O Short-branch Microsporidia, Where Art Thou? Identifying diversity hotspots for future sampling

The paper identifies freshwater and terrestrial environments as diversity hotspots for short-branch Microsporidia to guide future sampling efforts.

EukRibo: a manually curated eukaryotic 18S rDNA reference database to facilitate identification of new diversity

EukRibo provides a curated 18S rDNA database for accurate taxonomic annotation of environmental metabarcoding data, focusing on eukaryotic diversity.

Disparate patterns of genetic divergence in three widespread corals across a pan-Pacific environmental gradient highlights species-specific adaptation trajectories.

The paper analyzes genetic divergence in three coral species across a Pacific environmental gradient, showing species-specific evolutionary patterns despite similar environments.

An assessment of environmental metabarcoding protocols aiming at favouring contemporary biodiversity in inventories of deep-sea communities

This study evaluates eDNA metabarcoding protocols for deep-sea biodiversity, finding that DNA is more reliable than RNA and larger sediment samples improve accuracy.

Different processes shape prokaryotic and picoeukaryotic assemblages in the sunlit ocean microbiome

This study quantifies how selection, dispersal, and drift shape prokaryotic and picoeukaryotic communities in the sunlit ocean, finding dispersal dominates picoeukaryotes while selection and dispersal balance prokaryotes.