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Research article
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24 Mar 2017
Research article |
| 24 Mar 2017
Physiology regulates the relationship between coccosphere geometry and growth phase in coccolithophores
Rosie M. Sheward
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National
Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Alex J. Poulton
Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems, National Oceanography Centre,
Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
Samantha J. Gibbs
Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National
Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
Chris J. Daniels
Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems, National Oceanography Centre,
Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
Paul R. Bown
Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower
Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- CASCADE: Dataset of extant coccolithophore size, carbon content and global distribution J. de Vries et al. 10.1038/s41597-024-03724-z
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- Cellular morphological trait dataset for extant coccolithophores from the Atlantic Ocean R. Sheward et al. 10.1038/s41597-024-03544-1
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- Adaptations of Coccolithophore Size to Selective Pressures During the Oligocene to Early Miocene High CO2 World J. Guitián et al. 10.1029/2020PA003918
- Coccolith size rules – What controls the size of coccoliths during coccolithogenesis? B. Suchéras-Marx et al. 10.1016/j.marmicro.2021.102080
- Low sensitivity of a heavily calcified coccolithophore under increasing CO2: the case study of Helicosphaera carteri S. Bianco et al. 10.5194/bg-22-1821-2025
- Phosphorus limitation and heat stress decrease calcification in Emiliania huxleyi A. Gerecht et al. 10.5194/bg-15-833-2018
- Eocene emergence of highly calcifying coccolithophores despite declining atmospheric CO2 L. Claxton et al. 10.1038/s41561-022-01006-0
- Why Do Bio-Carbonates Exist? L. Pomar et al. 10.3390/jmse10111648
- Evolutionary Rates in the Haptophyta: Exploring Molecular and Phenotypic Diversity J. Henderiks et al. 10.3390/jmse10060798
- Coccolith volume of the Southern Ocean coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi as a possible indicator for palaeo‐cell volume M. Müller et al. 10.1111/gbi.12414
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Our culture experiments on modern Coccolithophores find that physiology regulates shifts in the geometry of their carbonate shells (coccospheres) between growth phases. This provides a tool to access growth information in modern and past populations. Directly comparing modern species with fossil coccospheres derives a new proxy for investigating the physiology that underpins phytoplankton responses to environmental change through geological time.
Our culture experiments on modern Coccolithophores find that physiology regulates shifts in the...
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