New symbiosis discovered
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 10 May 2024
Researchers discovered a nitrogen-fixing partnership between marine diatoms and Rhizobia-related bacteria, potentially revolutionizing agriculture by enabling nitrogen-fixing crops beyond legumes. Study published in Nature.
Keywords: Alfred Wegener Institute, Max Planck Institute, Nature, agriculture, microbiology, nitrogen-fixing plants
Jellyfish may dominate the future Arctic Ocean
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 15 May 2024
Due to climate change, Arctic jellyfish species may significantly expand their habitats, potentially disrupting marine food webs and threatening fish stocks. An AWI study highlights the risk of “ocean jellification” in the warming Arctic.
Keywords: fish populations, habitat expansion, ARJEL, species distribution modeling, ocean jellification.
How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 17 May 2024
Arctic phytoplankton react differently to heatwaves than to steady warming, a new AWI study finds. Cooling phases between heatwaves are key, underscoring the need to study temperature fluctuations—not just averages—for ecosystem forecasts.
Keywords: marine food web, Björn Rost, Klara Wolf, primary production, Svalbard, Science Advances.
