A new satellite-driven modeling framework developed by CBIOMES researchers and others enables global-scale estimation of photosynthesis–irradiance (P-I) parameters for marine phytoplankton, bypassing the need for ship-based incubations. Continue reading “Remote Sensing of Ocean Photosynthesis: Predicting Photosynthesis-Irradiance relationships from satellite observations”
NEW CBIOMES PUBLICATION
Godfrey, L.V., Omta, A.W., Tziperman, E. et al. (2025), Stability of the marine nitrogen cycle over the past 165 million years, Nat Commun, doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63604-x
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Osnat Weissberg, Dikla Aharonovich, Zhen Wu, Michael J. Follows & Daniel Sher (2025), Models and co-culture experiments assess four mechanisms of phytoplankton bacteria interactions, Nature Microbiology, doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-02196-0
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Gregory L. Britten, Bror Jönsson, Gemma Kulk, Heather A. Bouman, Michael J. Follows, Shubha Sathyendranath (2025), Predicting photosynthesis–irradiance relationships from satellite remote-sensing observations, Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lol2.70062
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Warming May Threaten Ocean Key Oxygen Producer
Ocean’s most abundant photosynthetic microbe likely faces steep decline under future warming, researchers find. Continue reading “Warming May Threaten Ocean Key Oxygen Producer”
Satellite Eyes on Swirling Seas
MIT researchers reveal how ocean eddies shape chlorophyll patterns across seasons and regions.
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Jones-Kellett, A. E. and Follows, M. J. (2025), The satellite chlorophyll signature of Lagrangian eddy trapping varies regionally and seasonally within a subtropical gyre, Ocean Sci., doi: 10.5194/os-21-1141-2025
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New Study Illuminates Invisible Architects of the Ocean’s Carbon Cycle
In a cross-collaboration, multiple Simons Foundation-funded researchers team up to use genetic data and ecosystem modeling to simplify the complexity of marine microbes to improve climate predictions.
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May 2025 CBIOMES e-meeting Stephanie Dutkiewicz (MIT)
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Ocean Chameleons: How phytoplankton adapt to light to conquer the world’s waters
CBIOMES researcher contributes to study demonstrating that pigment diversity in the cyanobacteria Synechococcus has enabled this organism to colonize all light environments. Continue reading “Ocean Chameleons: How phytoplankton adapt to light to conquer the world’s waters”

