Variability in phytoplankton shape dominance in marine pelagic systems: prevalence of different adaptive strategies in the eastern Arabian Sea during the winter monsoon

Paul, P; Patil, Jagadish S.; Anil, Arga Chandrashekar

doi:10.1007/s10661-023-11062-7

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 62 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In the past 20 years, trait-based methods became widespread in analyses of spatial and temporal patterns of phytoplankton assemblages in both freshwater and marine ecosystems (e.g., Zingone et al, 2022;Paul et al, 2023). The extended use of such groupings can be explained by their joint feature: they allow to decrease the structural complexity of large phytoplankton datasets by decreasing the number of studied taxonomic categories (i.e.…”

Section: Morphological Traits and Their Role In The Establishment Of ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of morphological traits as a tool to identify the realized niche of phytoplankton populations: what do the shape of planktic microalgae, Anna Karenina and Vincent van Gogh have in common?

Naselli-Flores

Padisák

2023

Hydrobiologia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Understanding the dynamics of phytoplankton assemblages in various and variable aquatic ecosystems is of paramount importance, given the strategic supporting services offered by these organisms. Such knowledge is implicitly based on the analysis of the realized niche of the different populations, i.e. of the sets of conditions within which populations show a positive growth. The range of phytoplankton morphological traits variability is evolutionarily selected to maximize the ecological performance of species while they are entrained in the spectrum of turbulent flows. In addition, most phytoplankton species exhibit high morphological plasticity that can further optimize their performance under reduced environmental variability. Although this plasticity is well known, it is seldom considered in phytoplankton studies. Morphological analysis could therefore be used as a tool to estimate the environmental variability within which a species can persist and, ultimately, the niche width of phytoplankton populations. This opinion paper tries to answer the questions: to what extent can the morphological variability of phytoplankton offer a synthesis of the environmental variability of aquatic ecosystems?. Do the morphological traits contain sufficient information to describe the width of the realized niche of phytoplankton species? What can we do to fill eventual gaps in our knowledge?

show abstract

Section: Morphological Traits and Their Role In The Establishment Of ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of morphological traits as a tool to identify the realized niche of phytoplankton populations: what do the shape of planktic microalgae, Anna Karenina and Vincent van Gogh have in common?

Naselli-Flores

Padisák

2023

Hydrobiologia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Delineating morphological traits of oceanic micro-phytoplankton as potential ecological indicators

Paul,

Patil

2024

Marine Pollution Bulletin

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Variability in phytoplankton shape dominance in marine pelagic systems: prevalence of different adaptive strategies in the eastern Arabian Sea during the winter monsoon

Cited by 2 publications

References 62 publications

Analysis of morphological traits as a tool to identify the realized niche of phytoplankton populations: what do the shape of planktic microalgae, Anna Karenina and Vincent van Gogh have in common?

Analysis of morphological traits as a tool to identify the realized niche of phytoplankton populations: what do the shape of planktic microalgae, Anna Karenina and Vincent van Gogh have in common?

Delineating morphological traits of oceanic micro-phytoplankton as potential ecological indicators

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About