… Diatom aggregates of ∼20 cm in size were also observed in Danish coastal waters (H.-P.
Grossart unpubl. results) and may be more abundant than assumed. Due to the fragile nature …

… In the late 1960s, the unprecedented successes of early antibiotic therapies led US Surgeon
General William H. Stewart to make the famous declaration: “it is time to close the book on …

Winter conditions are rapidly changing in temperate ecosystems, particularly for those that
experience periods of snow and ice cover. Relatively little is known of winter ecology in these …

The cryptic lifestyle of most fungi necessitates molecular identification of the guild in
environmental studies. Over the past decades, rapid development and affordability of molecular …

The concentration of dissolved oxygen in aquatic systems helps to regulate biodiversity 1 , 2
, nutrient biogeochemistry 3 , greenhouse gas emissions 4 , and the quality of drinking …

We examined bacterial dynamics in batch cultures of two axenic marine diatoms (Thalassiosira
rotula and Skeletonema costatum). The axenic diatoms were inoculated with natural …

… These particles were treated with 70% ethanol, 3% H 2 O 2 and sterile ultrapure water (MQ) …
The microcosms were incubated at 20 C for 72 h in dark conditions and constant agitation at …

Microplastics in the biosphere are currently of great environmental concern because of their
potential toxicity for aquatic biota and human health and association with pathogenic …

In ecology, biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research has seen a shift in perspective
from taxonomy to function in the last two decades, with successful application of trait-based …

… (part g), unidentified fungal spores that presumably have parasitized a diatom (loss of
autofluorescence) (part h) and a potential hyperparasitic interaction between unidentified fungi (…