Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 58, No. 5 (2013), pp. 1667-1679 (13 pages) We investigated the link between iron (Fe) limitation and intracellular dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) concentration in ...

Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food source for many sea creatures and produce almost half the oxygen we breathe.

Ocean productivity is driven by phytoplankton — microscopic marine algae that live in the sunlit surface water of the ocean. This not only forms the base of the marine food chain, supporting ...