phytoplankton

Contradicting prevalent view, UCI oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton

Written on January 27, 2020.

Machine learning Earth system model projects growth in lower latitudes by 2100 Irvine, Calif., Jan. 27, 2020 – A neural network-driven Earth system model has led University of California, Irvine oceanographers to a surprising conclusion: Phytoplankton populations in low-latitude waters will expand by the end of the 21st century. The unexpected simulation outcome runs counter to the longstanding belief by many in the environmental science community that global climate change will make tropical...

UCI-led team creates first high-resolution global map of surface ocean phosphate

Written on August 28, 2019.

Researchers also find plankton more resilient to nutrient stress than previously thought Irvine, Calif., Aug. 28, 2019 – An international team of Earth system scientists and oceanographers has created the first high-resolution global map of surface ocean phosphate, a key mineral supporting the aquatic food chain. In doing so, the University of California, Irvine-led group learned that marine phytoplankton – which rely on the trace nutrient – are a lot more resilient to its scarcity than previously...

UCI scientists analyze first direct images of dissolved organic carbon from the ocean

Written on June 5, 2018.

Joint research project furthers understanding of important CO2 reservoir Irvine, Calif., June 5, 2018 – In a first, researchers from the University of California, Irvine – as well as Switzerland’s University of Zurich, IBM Research-Zurich and UC Santa Cruz – have obtained direct images of dissolved organic carbon molecules from the ocean, allowing better analysis and characterization of compounds that play an important role in the Earth’s changing climate. Using an atomic force microscopy...

Tag: phytoplankton

Contradicting prevalent view, UCI oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton

UCI-led team creates first high-resolution global map of surface ocean phosphate

UCI scientists analyze first direct images of dissolved organic carbon from the ocean