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Diffusion-Based, Data-Assimilation-Enabled Super-Resolution of Hub-height Winds Open

Xiaolong Ma, Dong Xu, Ann M. Tarrant, Lei Yang, Rao Kotamarthi , et al. · 2025

High-quality observations of hub-height winds are valuable but sparse in space and time. Simulations are widely available on regular grids but are generally biased and too coarse to inform wind-farm siting or to assess extreme-weather-rela…

Nutritional condition drives spatial variation in physiology of Antarctic lipid‐storing copepods Open

Cory A. Berger, Deborah K. Steinberg, Ann M. Tarrant · 2024

Lipid‐rich copepods form an essential link between primary producers and higher trophic levels in high‐latitude oceans. These zooplankton can take advantage of ephemeral phytoplankton blooms to fuel development and reproduction. However, w…

Feeding status modulates diel vertical migration of zooplankton via effects on circadian rhythms Open

Cory A. Berger, Ann M. Tarrant · 2024

Diel vertical migration (DVM) of aquatic animals is arguably the largest migration on Earth, and occurs each day in most marine and freshwater ecosystems. DVM is influenced directly by factors such as light, food, and predator abundance, b…

Comparative analysis of the molecular starvation response of Southern Ocean copepods Open

Cory A. Berger, Deborah K. Steinberg, Louise A. Copeman, Ann M. Tarrant · 2024

Large lipid‐storing copepods dominate mesozooplankton biomass in the polar oceans and form a critical link between primary production and higher trophic levels. The ecological success of these species depends on their ability to survive pe…

Sea butterflies in a pickle: reliable biomarkers and seasonal sensitivity of Limacina retroversa to ocean acidification in the Gulf of Maine Open

Amy E. Maas, Gareth L. Lawson, Alexander J. Bergan, Zhaohui Aleck Wang, Ann M. Tarrant · 2024

The passive dissolution of anthropogenically produced CO2 into the ocean system is reducing ocean pH and changing a suite of chemical equilibria, with negative consequences for some marine organisms, in particular those that bear calcium c…

Effects of petrogenic pollutants on North Atlantic and Arctic Calanus copepods: From molecular mechanisms to population impacts Open

Bjørn Henrik Hansen, Ann M. Tarrant, Petra H. Lenz, Vittoria Roncalli, Rodrigo Almeda , et al. · 2023

Oil and gas industries in the Northern Atlantic Ocean have gradually moved closer to the Arctic areas, a process expected to be further facilitated by sea ice withdrawal caused by global warming. Copepods of the genus Calanus hold a key po…

Final cruise report and post-cruise sample processing R/V Gulf Challenger “GC Mixo 23-04” Open

Philip Alatalo, Rebecca J. Gast, Ann M. Tarrant, Rodrigo Zuñiga · 2023

A primary topic of interest in the field of biological oceanography is the role of planktonic productivity in the global carbon cycle. Over the past 20+ years, the traditional food web of algal production, zooplanktonic consumers and highe…

Final cruise report and post-cruise sample processing R/V Gulf Challenger “GC Mixo 23-02” Open

Philip Alatalo, Rebecca J. Gast, Ann M. Tarrant, Rodrigo Zuñiga, Cory A. Berger · 2023

A primary topic of interest in the field of biological oceanography is the role of planktonic productivity in the global carbon cycle. Over the past 20+ years, the traditional food web of algal production, zooplanktonic consumers and highe…

Final cruise report and post-cruise sample processing R/V Gulf Challenger “GC Mixo 23-03” Open

Philip Alatalo, Rebecca J. Gast, Ann M. Tarrant, Rodrigo Zuñiga, Cameron Johnson · 2023

A primary topic of interest in the field of biological oceanography is the role of planktonic productivity in the global carbon cycle. Over the past 20+ years, the traditional food web of algal production, zooplanktonic consumers and highe…

Final cruise report and post-cruise sample processing R/V Gulf Challenger “GC Mixo 23-01” Open

Philip Alatalo, Rebecca J. Gast, Ann M. Tarrant · 2023

A primary topic of interest in the field of biological oceanography is the role of planktonic productivity in the global carbon cycle. Over the past 20+ years, the traditional food web of algal production, zooplanktonic consumers and highe…

Nutritional condition drives spatial variation in physiology of Antarctic lipid-storing copepods Open

Cory A. Berger, Deborah K. Steinberg, Ann M. Tarrant · 2023

Lipid-rich copepods form an essential link between primary producers and higher trophic levels in high-latitude oceans. These zooplankton can take advantage of ephemeral phytoplankton blooms to fuel development and reproduction. However, w…

Comparative analysis of the molecular starvation response of Southern Ocean copepods Open

Cory A. Berger, Deborah K. Steinberg, Louise A. Copeman, Ann M. Tarrant · 2023

Large lipid-storing copepods dominate mesozooplankton biomass in the polar oceans and form a critical link between primary production and higher trophic levels. The ecological success of these species depends on their ability to survive pe…

Sea butterflies in a pickle: Reliable biomarkers and seasonal sensitivity of pteropods to ocean acidification in the Gulf of Maine Open

Amy E. Maas, Gareth L. Lawson, Alexander J. Bergan, Zhaohui Aleck Wang, Ann M. Tarrant · 2023

The passive dissolution of anthropogenically produced CO 2 into the ocean system is reducing ocean pH and changing a suite of chemical equilibria, with negative consequences for some marine organisms, in particular those that bear calcium …

Sensory conflict disrupts circadian rhythms in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis Open

Cory A. Berger, Ann M. Tarrant · 2023

Circadian clocks infer time of day by integrating information from cyclic environmental factors called zeitgebers, including light and temperature. Single zeitgebers entrain circadian rhythms, but few studies have addressed how multiple, s…

Author response: Sensory conflict disrupts circadian rhythms in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis Open

Cory A. Berger, Ann M. Tarrant · 2023

Full text Figures and data Side by side Abstract Editor's evaluation eLife digest Introduction Results Discussion Materials and methods Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Data availability References Decision letter Author response Article and author i…

Sensory conflict disrupts circadian rhythms in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis Open

Cory A. Berger, Ann M. Tarrant · 2022

Circadian clocks infer time of day by integrating information from cyclic environmental factors called zeitgebers, including light and temperature. Single zeitgebers entrain circadian rhythms, but few studies have addressed how multiple, s…

Diel metabolic patterns in a migratory oceanic copepod Open

Ann M. Tarrant, Nora McNamara-Bordewick, Leocadio Blanco‐Bercial, Andrea Miccoli, Amy E. Maas · 2021

Lipid-related gene expression and sensitivity to starvation in Calanus glacialis in the eastern Bering Sea Open

Ann M. Tarrant, LB Eisner, David G. Kimmel · 2021

In the eastern Bering Sea, lipid-rich copepods in the genus Calanus help to sustain productive fisheries and efficient energy flow through the ecosystem. In summer and autumn, Calanus populations consist primarily of stage C5 copepodites t…

Chromatin Dynamics and Gene Expression Response to Heat Exposure in Field-Conditioned versus Laboratory-Cultured Nematostella vectensis Open

Eviatar Weizman, Mieka Rinsky, Noa Simon‐Blecher, Sarit Lampert‐Karako, Orly Yaron , et al. · 2021

Organisms’ survival is associated with the ability to respond to natural or anthropogenic environmental stressors. Frequently, these responses involve changes in gene regulation and expression, consequently altering physiology, development…

Diapause vs. reproductive programs: transcriptional phenotypes in a keystone copepod Open

Petra H. Lenz, Vittoria Roncalli, Matthew Cieslak, Ann M. Tarrant, Ann M. Castelfranco , et al. · 2021

Plasticity in parental effects confers rapid larval thermal tolerance in the estuarine anemone Nematostella vectensis Open

Hanny E. Rivera, Cheng‐Yi Chen, Matthew C. Gibson, Ann M. Tarrant · 2021

Parental effects can prepare offspring for different environments and facilitate survival across generations. We exposed parental populations of the estuarine anemone, Nematostella vectensis, from Massachusetts to elevated temperatures and…

De novo transcriptome assembly of the Southern Ocean copepod Rhincalanus gigas sheds light on developmental changes in gene expression Open

Cory A. Berger, Deborah K. Steinberg, Nancy Copley, Ann M. Tarrant · 2021

Lipid metabolism in Calanus finmarchicus is sensitive to variations in predation risk and food availability Open

Elise Skottene, Ann M. Tarrant, Dag Altin, Rolf Erik Olsen, Marvin Choquet , et al. · 2020

Plasticity in parental effects confers rapid larval thermal tolerance inNematostella vectensis Open

Hanny E. Rivera, Cheng‐Yi Chen, Matthew C. Gibson, Ann M. Tarrant · 2020

Parental effects can prepare offspring for different environments and facilitate survival across generations. We exposed parental populations of the estuarine anemone, Nematostella vectensis , from Massachusetts to elevated temperatures an…

Seasonal variation in physiology and shell condition of the pteropod Limacina retroversa in the Gulf of Maine relative to life cycle and carbonate chemistry Open

Amy E. Maas, Gareth L. Lawson, Alexander J. Bergan, Zhaohui Aleck Wang, Ann M. Tarrant · 2020

Seasonal variation in physiology and shell condition of the pteropodLimacina retroversain the Gulf of Maine relative to life cycle and carbonate chemistry Open

Amy E. Maas, Gareth L. Lawson, Alexander J. Bergan, Zhaohui Aleck Wang, Ann M. Tarrant · 2020

Natural cycles in the seawater partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the Gulf of Maine, which vary from ∼250-550 µatm seasonally, provide an opportunity to observe how the life cycle and phenology of the shelled pteropod Limacina r…

Processed CTD (1 m binned) data from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruise AE1918 during July 2019 Open

Amy E. Maas, Leocadio Blanco‐Bercial, Ann M. Tarrant · 2019

AE1918 was a cruise of opportunity on which two oceanographic sampling activities were conducted: a CTD cast and a MOCNESS net tow. These are the processed, binned CTD data. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset de…

MOCNESS net data from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruise AE1918 in July 2019 Open

Amy E. Maas, Leocadio Blanco‐Bercial, Ann M. Tarrant · 2019

AE1918 was a cruise of opportunity on which two oceanographic sampling activities were conducted: a CTD cast and a MOCNESS net tow.These are the net data from the MOCNESS tow.

The β-oxidation pathway is downregulated during diapause termination in Calanus copepods Open

Elise Skottene, Ann M. Tarrant, Anders J. Olsen, Dag Altin, Mari‐Ann Östensen , et al. · 2019

Continuous MOCNESS data files from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruise AE1918 during July 2019 Open

Amy E. Maas, Leocadio Blanco‐Bercial, Ann M. Tarrant · 2019

AE1918 was a cruise of opportunity on which two oceanographic sampling activities were conducted: a CTD cast and a MOCNESS net tow. These are the continuous underway data from the MOCNESS tow. For a complete list of measurements, refer to …

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