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Tag: mixotrophy

Mixotrophy and the Microscopic Middlemen of the Ocean
Climate Change Ecology

Mixotrophy and the Microscopic Middlemen of the Ocean

As the ocean warms, its tiniest photosynthesizers are rewriting the rules of survival.
March 5, 2025 Josiah Grzywacz
S’not your typical carbon capture
Biological oceanography

S’not your typical carbon capture

This mucus-making microbe deploys a snotty strategy for cycling carbon in the ocean. Reference: Larsson, M.E., Bramucci, A.R., Collins, S.…
April 19, 2022April 12, 2022 Fayth Tan
Solstice Strategies for Survival: Yule be amazed!
Behavior Ecology

Solstice Strategies for Survival: Yule be amazed!

Winter blues got ya down? For some organisms on our planet, the shortened days may influence their very survival. On…
December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Zak Kerrigan
Biological oceanography Biology Microbiology

Hunter-Chiller: Multiple feeding strategies for some of the world’s smallest organisms

Because of their ability to conduct photosynthesis, most of our planet’s oxygen comes from microscopic organisms in the ocean called…
March 10, 2017 Zak Kerrigan

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