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View article: Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus), a Long-Living Apex Predator That Poses a Food Safety Risk in the Pacific
Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus), a Long-Living Apex Predator That Poses a Food Safety Risk in the Pacific Open
The giant moray eel (GME; Gymnothorax javanicus) is an important marine species that plays a key ecological role in reef systems and is a valued food source for indigenous communities. However, it is well-known that GMEs pose a food safety…
View article: Status and Trends of Coral Reefs of the Pacific: 1980 - 2023
Status and Trends of Coral Reefs of the Pacific: 1980 - 2023 Open
Status and Trends of Coral Reefs of the Pacific: 1980–2023 is the most comprehensive regional assessment of Pacific coral reefs produced by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), an operational network of the International Coral…
View article: Multi-trait diversification in marine diatoms in constant and warmed environments
Multi-trait diversification in marine diatoms in constant and warmed environments Open
Phytoplankton are photosynthetic marine microbes that affect food webs, nutrient cycles and climate regulation. Their roles are determined by correlated phytoplankton functional traits including cell size, chlorophyll content and cellular …
View article: Diversity and distribution of benthic dinoflagellates in Tonga include the potentially harmful genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa
Diversity and distribution of benthic dinoflagellates in Tonga include the potentially harmful genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa Open
Benthic dinoflagellates that can cause illness, such as ciguatera poisoning (CP), are prevalent around the Pacific but are poorly described in many locations. This study represents the first ecological assessment of benthic harmful algae s…
View article: Genus-Wide Transcriptional Landscapes Reveal Correlated Gene Networks Underlying Microevolutionary Divergence in Diatoms
Genus-Wide Transcriptional Landscapes Reveal Correlated Gene Networks Underlying Microevolutionary Divergence in Diatoms Open
Marine microbes like diatoms make up the base of marine food webs and drive global nutrient cycles. Despite their key roles in ecology, biogeochemistry, and biotechnology, we have limited empirical data on how forces other than adaptation …
View article: Rapid reductions in population size drive evolutionary divergence in diatoms
Rapid reductions in population size drive evolutionary divergence in diatoms Open
Unicellular photosynthetic marine microbes, or phytoplankton, make up the base of marine food webs and drive global nutrient cycles. Despite their key roles in ecology and biogeochemistry, we have a limited understanding of how the basic f…
View article: Predictability of thermal fluctuations influences functional traits of a cosmopolitan marine diatom
Predictability of thermal fluctuations influences functional traits of a cosmopolitan marine diatom Open
Evolutionary theory predicts that organismal plasticity should evolve in environments that fluctuate regularly. However, in environments that fluctuate less predictably, plasticity may be constrained because environmental cues become less …
View article: Multitrait diversification in marine diatoms in constant and warmed environments
Multitrait diversification in marine diatoms in constant and warmed environments Open
Phytoplankton are photosynthetic marine microbes that affect food webs, nutrient cycles, and climate regulation. Their roles are determined by a correlated set of phytoplankton functional traits including cell size, chlorophyll content, an…
View article: Measuring growth rates of diatom cells in culture v1
Measuring growth rates of diatom cells in culture v1 Open
A method for measuring growth rates in diatoms, based on work with Thalassiosira spp. Used in: Argyle, P. A., Walworth, N. G., Hinners, J., Collins, S., Levine, N. M., & Doblin, M. A. (2021). Multivariate trait analysis reveals diatom plas…
View article: Multivariate trait analysis reveals diatom plasticity constrained to a reduced set of biological axes
Multivariate trait analysis reveals diatom plasticity constrained to a reduced set of biological axes Open
Trait-based approaches to phytoplankton ecology have gained traction in recent decades as phenotypic traits are incorporated into ecological and biogeochemical models. Here, we use high-throughput phenotyping to explore both intra- and int…
View article: A High-Throughput Assay for Quantifying Phenotypic Traits of Microalgae
A High-Throughput Assay for Quantifying Phenotypic Traits of Microalgae Open
High-throughput methods for phenotyping microalgae are in demand across a variety of research and commercial purposes. Many microalgae can be readily cultivated in multi-well plates for experimental studies which can reduce overall costs, …
View article: Measuring photophysiological traits of diatoms from Rapid Light Curves using a Water-PAM v1
Measuring photophysiological traits of diatoms from Rapid Light Curves using a Water-PAM v1 Open
This is a brief protocol for how to measure ETRmax, alpha (α) and Ik for microalgae cultures using the Rapid Light Curve protocol included in the WinControl software used with a Walz Water-PAM instrument. Based on the protocol developed in…
View article: A High-Throughput Assay for Quantifying Phenotypic Traits of Microalgae v1
A High-Throughput Assay for Quantifying Phenotypic Traits of Microalgae v1 Open
This outlines a workflow for measuring 10 phenotypic traits of centric diatoms using a variety of methodologies. This method is described in: Argyle, P. A., Hinners, J., Walworth, N. G., Collins, S., Levine, N. M., & Doblin, M. A. (2021). …
View article: The evolution of trait correlations constrains phenotypic adaptation to high CO<sub>2</sub>in a eukaryotic alga
The evolution of trait correlations constrains phenotypic adaptation to high CO<sub>2</sub>in a eukaryotic alga Open
Microbes form the base of food webs and drive biogeochemical cycling. Predicting the effects of microbial evolution on global elemental cycles remains a significant challenge due to the sheer number of interacting environmental and trait c…
View article: Supplementary Information from The evolution of trait correlations constrains phenotypic adaptation to high CO<sub>2</sub> in a eukaryotic alga
Supplementary Information from The evolution of trait correlations constrains phenotypic adaptation to high CO<sub>2</sub> in a eukaryotic alga Open
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View article: Measuring neutral lipids in fixed diatom cells using BODIPY 505/515 v1
Measuring neutral lipids in fixed diatom cells using BODIPY 505/515 v1 Open
This protocol is for the measuring neutral lipids in fixed diatom cells using BODIPY 505/515, as developed on the centric diatom Thalassiosira spp. This protocol has been used in the following publications: Argyle, P. A., Walworth, N. G., …
View article: Quantifying Reactive Oxygen Species in diatoms v1
Quantifying Reactive Oxygen Species in diatoms v1 Open
This protocol us designed to assess the relative concentration of reactive oxygen species in diatoms using a fluorescent dye. This protocol is based on methods from: Knauert, S., and Knauer, K. (2008). The role of reactive oxygen species i…
View article: Approximating silica uptake in diatoms using PDMPO and flow cytometry v1
Approximating silica uptake in diatoms using PDMPO and flow cytometry v1 Open
A protocol to quantify relative change in uptake of silica by diatoms using the proxy stain PDMPO. This protocol is based on methods developed in: Mcnair, H. M., Brzezinski, M. A., and Krause, J. W. (2015). Quantifying diatom silicificatio…
View article: Flow cytometry trait measurements (size, granularity and chlorophyll-a) of diatoms v1
Flow cytometry trait measurements (size, granularity and chlorophyll-a) of diatoms v1 Open
A method and guide for measuring size, relative granularity, and chlorophyll-a content in centric diatom cells. This method was developed on a CytoFlex LX instrument with Thalassiosira spp. as the model organism. This protocol was used in …
View article: The ecology and toxin production of gambierdiscus and fukuyoa species from the Pacific
The ecology and toxin production of gambierdiscus and fukuyoa species from the Pacific Open
Ciguatera fish poisoning is a common food-borne illness experienced in tropical locations worldwide. It is caused by the ingestion of fish and seafood that have accumulated ciguatoxins (CTXs) (and possibly maitotoxins, MTXs) produced by mi…
View article: Molecular Identification of Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa (Dinophyceae) from Environmental Samples
Molecular Identification of Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa (Dinophyceae) from Environmental Samples Open
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP) is increasing across the Pacific and the distribution of the causative dinoflagellates appears to be expanding. Subtle differences in thecal plate morphology are used to distinguish dinoflagellate species, wh…