C. Bowler

Emergent patterns of patchiness reflect decoupling between ocean physics and biology

The paper analyzes global ocean data to show that physical and biological patchiness are decoupled, using variance slope to quantify spatial patterns.

Ubiquity of inverted 'gelatinous' ecosystem pyramids in the global ocean

The paper quantifies plankton community structure globally, revealing inverted biomass pyramids dominated by gelatinous organisms and predicting future shifts in oceanic carbon cycles.

LncPlankton V1.0: a comprehensive collection of plankton long non-coding RNAs

LncPlankton V1.0 compiles 2.2 million lncRNAs from 414 marine plankton species using ten coding potential prediction tools, providing a resource for comparative and functional studies.

Genome-scale community modelling reveals conserved metabolic cross-feedings in epipelagic bacterioplankton communities

The paper uses integrated ecological and metabolic modelling to identify conserved metabolic cross-feedings in epipelagic bacterioplankton communities.

Presence of vitamin B12 metabolism in the last common ancestor of land plants

The paper identifies B12 metabolism in the last common ancestor of land plants through phylogenetic analysis of genes across plant and algal genomes.

A framework for linking hemispheric, full annual cycle prioritizations to local conservation actions for migratory birds

This paper presents a framework to connect hemispheric migratory bird conservation priorities with local actions, using examples from North and South Carolina and Colombia.

Diatom phytochromes integrate the entire visible light spectra for photosensing in marine environments

This study shows marine diatom phytochromes respond to the entire visible light spectrum, challenging existing models of phytochrome photosensing in marine environments.

Hypometabolism to survive the long polar night in the diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus

This study shows polar diatoms enter a quiescent state during prolonged darkness, relying on autophagy and stored energy to survive, and rapidly resume photosynthesis when light returns.

Abundant deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria are culturable

The paper shows that a significant portion of deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria can be cultured, with isolates matching abundant 16S ASVs in bathypelagic samples.

Divergent and diversified proteome content across a serially acquired plastid lineage

The paper analyzes plastid proteomes across seven kareniacean dinoflagellates to understand the evolutionary origins and functional contributions of haptophyte-derived plastid proteins.

From genome wide SNPs to genomic islands of differentiation: the quest for species diagnostic markers in two scleractinian corals, Pocillopora and Porites

The paper develops a genotyping method called 'Divergent Fragment' to accurately assign coral samples to species within two genera, using sequencing of a diagnostic genomic fragment from metagenomic data.

Global observation of plankton communities from space

The paper uses satellite data and machine learning to predict global plankton community distributions with 67% accuracy, outperforming temperature and chlorophyll a alone.

Complementary environmental analysis and functional characterization of a plastid diatom lower glycolytic-gluconeogenesis pathway

The paper characterizes a plastid glycolytic-gluconeogenesis pathway in diatoms, showing its functional roles and environmental regulation.

Open science resources from the Tara Pacific expedition across coral reef and surface ocean ecosystems

The paper describes the Tara Pacific expedition's sampling methodology and provides access to datasets from coral reef and surface ocean ecosystems.

Whole-genome scanning reveals selection mechanisms in epipelagic Chaetoceros diatom populations

The paper uses genome-resolved metagenomics to analyze genetic diversity in Chaetoceros diatoms, revealing selection mechanisms related to nutrient availability in polar regions.

Dynamic Cell Imaging: application to the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum under environmental stresses

This paper introduces Dynamic Cell Imaging (DCI) to study dynamic organelle movements in diatoms under environmental stress, finding lipid droplets as major active sites.

Within-Arctic horizontal gene transfer as a driver of convergent evolution in distantly related microalgae

The paper identifies horizontal gene transfer as a driver of convergent evolution in Arctic microalgae, highlighting ice-binding domain gene transfers between distantly related species.

Contribution of genome scale metabolic modeling to niche theory

This paper introduces a metabolic niche concept that integrates genome-scale metabolic models to improve ecological niche theory by capturing functional gene presence and metabolic capabilities beyond simple presence-absence.

A robust approach to estimate relative phytoplankton cell abundance from metagenomes

This paper introduces a PCR-free method using the psbO gene to estimate phytoplankton abundance from metagenomes, showing better correlation with flow cytometry and microscopy than rRNA genes.

Heterotrophic bacterial diazotrophs are more abundant than their cyanobacterial counterparts in metagenomes covering most of the sunlit ocean

The paper identifies heterotrophic bacterial diazotrophs as more abundant than cyanobacterial diazotrophs in ocean metagenomes, expanding the known diversity of marine nitrogen fixers.

Uncharted biosynthetic potential of the ocean microbiome

This study identifies over 40,000 putative biosynthetic gene clusters in ocean microbes, revealing novel biosynthetic potential and a new candidate genus with diverse metabolic capabilities.

Ocean-wide comparisons of mesopelagic planktonic community structures

This study compares mesopelagic planktonic community structures across different oxygen conditions and identifies environmental drivers and community modules.

Genomic evidence for global ocean plankton biogeography shaped by large-scale current systems

The paper analyzes plankton genomic distribution across oceans to show how large-scale currents shape biogeography, revealing size-dependent patterns and basin-scale transport effects.

Environmental vulnerability of the global ocean plankton community interactome

The paper assesses the vulnerability of the global ocean plankton community interactome to environmental change using niche modeling and Tara Oceans data.

Global distribution patterns of marine nitrogen-fixers by imaging and molecular methods

The paper combines imaging and molecular data to analyze the global distribution of marine nitrogen-fixers, revealing size-related patterns and new high-density regions.

Functional repertoire convergence of distantly related eukaryotic plankton lineages revealed by genome-resolved metagenomics

The paper uses Tara Oceans metagenomic data to reconstruct and analyze eukaryotic genomes, revealing functional convergence among distantly related plankton lineages.

Global drivers of eukaryotic plankton biogeography in the sunlit ocean

The paper examines global eukaryotic plankton biogeography, revealing that diversity and body size influence distribution patterns across ocean basins and latitudes.

Ecogenomics of key prokaryotes in the Arctic Ocean

The paper reconstructs metagenomic bins from Arctic Ocean samples to characterize microbial communities and their metabolic capabilities, identifying novel species and active MAGs that may serve as climate change sentinels.

Genome wide natural variation of H3K27me3 selectively marks genes predicted to be important for cell differentiation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

The paper shows that H3K27me3, deposited by PRC2, is involved in cell differentiation in the unicellular diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.

Diatoms structure the plankton community based on selective segregation in the world’s ocean

The paper analyzes co-occurrence networks of diatoms from the Tara Oceans expedition, revealing that most diatom interactions are independent of environmental factors and involve negative correlations with predators and parasites.