Transcriptomic insights into the shift of trophic strategies in mixotrophic dinoflagellate in the warming ocean.

The shift between photoautotrophic and phagotrophic strategies in mixoplankton significantly impacts the planktonic food webs and biogeochemical cycling. Considering the projected global warming, studying how temperature impacts this shift is crucial. Here, we combined the transcriptome of in-lab cultures (mixotrophic dinoflagellate sp.

Micromonas, a small pigmented flagellate, predominates the nanoflagellate and photosynthetic picoeukaryote communities in the northern South China Sea.

A small pigmented flagellate, Micromonas, is prevalently distributed in coastal and pelagic waters. However, there have been few studies conducted to quantify their abundance in the marginal seas of the Northwest Pacific Ocean. In this study, we used fluorescent in situ hybridization with tyramide signal amplification (TSA-FISH) to reveal the spatial distribution of Micromonas in the northern South China Sea (SCS).

Hypoxia and warming take sides with small marine protists: An integrated laboratory and field study.

Hypoxia and ocean warming are two mounting global environmental threats influencing marine ecosystems. However, the interactive effects of rising temperature and depleted dissolved oxygen (DO) on marine protists remains unknown. Here, we conducted a series of laboratory experiments on four protozoa with distinct cell sizes to investigate the combined effects of temperature (19, 22, 25, 28, and 31 °C) and oxygen availability (hypoxia, 2 mg DO L and normoxia, 7 mg DO L) on their physiological performances (i.

Evidence for mixotrophy in pico-chlorophytes from a new Picochlorum (Trebouxiophyceae) strain.

Mixotrophs are increasingly recognized for their wide distribution in aquatic ecosystems and significant contributions to biogeochemical cycling. Many taxa within the phyla Chrysophyta, Cryptophyta, and Haptophyta are capable of phago-mixotrophy, however, phagotrophy in the Chlorophyta remains controversial due to insufficient research and solid evidence. In this study, we identified a new strain, Picochlorum sp.

[Impacts of Biochar and Straw Application on Soil Organic Carbon Transformation].

To explore the effects of biochar and straw application on soil carbon constitution and transformation, an incubation experiment was conducted to study the characteristics of the release of carbon dioxide,as well as the changes in microbial biomass carbon and organic carbon in soil after applying biochar or straw only, or biochar plus straw. The results showed that the straw mineralization rate of organic carbon in soil was 21.50% at 2% application level, which was much higher than that of biochar (8.