Katrin Hammerschmidt

This study shows that unicellular cyanobacteria rely on sodium energetics for N2 fixation, which may explain their low abundance in coastal waters due to insufficient NaCl levels.

The paper investigates how traits developed under ecological scaffolding can persist after scaffolding conditions are removed, using mathematical models to identify conditions for endogenisation.

The paper demonstrates bet hedging in the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis through reversible phenotypic diversification into mobile and non-mobile subunits, enhancing population persistence under environmental stress.