Kevin J. Flynn

TL;DR: It is suggested that cell size and elemental stoichiometry are promising ecophysiological traits for modelling and tracking changes in phytoplankton community structure in response to climate change.

TL;DR: Although significant literature exists on microalgal growth and biochemistry, significantly more work needs to be undertaken to understand and potentially manipulate algal lipid metabolism, which means simulations that incorporate financial elements are likely to be increasingly useful for predicting reactor design efficiency and life cycle analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, a hypothesis is posed where blooming species are those able to escape control by microzooplankton through a combination of predation avoidance mechanisms (e.g. larger size, colonies, spines, and toxic compounds) at the beginning of bloom.

TL;DR: The classic portrayal of plankton is dominated by phytoplanktonic primary producers and zooplankonic secondary producers, but in reality, many if not most planktontraditionally labelled as phy toplankto primary producers are actually secondary producers.

TL;DR: It is shown how the exclusion of an explicit mixotrophic component in studies of the pelagic microbial communities leads to a failure to capture the true dynamics of the carbon flow, and recommended inclusion of multi-nutrient mixotroph models within ecosystem studies.