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Warming and eutrophication combine to restructure diatoms and dinoflagellates by Xiao, Wupeng, Liu, Xin, Irwin, Andrew J., Laws, Edward A., Wang, Lei, Chen, Bingzhang, Zeng, Yang, Huang, Bangqin

“…Temperature change and eutrophication are known to affect phytoplankton communities, but relatively little is known about the effects of interactions between…”
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Coupling carbon and energy fluxes in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre by Grabowski, Eric, Letelier, Ricardo M., Laws, Edward A., Karl, David M.

“…The major biogeochemical cycles of marine ecosystems are driven by solar energy. Energy that is initially captured through photosynthesis is transformed and…”
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Top‐Down Control of Ammonia Oxidizers by Grazing in the North Pacific by Ni, Silin, Xu, Min Nina, Du, Moge, Laws, Edward A., Kao, Shuh‐Ji

“…The impact of grazing pressure on ammonia oxidizers (AO) has never been quantified in the field. Here we develop a new method to quantify the grazing rates on…”
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Light‐Driven and Nutrient‐Driven Displacements of Subsurface Chlorophyll Maximum Depth in Subtropical Gyres by Xing, Xiaogang, Xiu, Peng, Laws, Edward A., Yang, Guo, Liu, Xin, Chai, Fei

“…The mechanism that determines the dynamics of subsurface chlorophyll maximum depth (zSCM) has long been debated. Although a coupling between zSCM and the top…”
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The 2007 water crisis in Wuxi, China: Analysis of the origin by Zhang, Xiao-jian, Chen, Chao, Ding, Jian-qing, Hou, Aixin, Li, Yong, Niu, Zhang-bin, Su, Xiao-yan, Xu, Yan-juan, Laws, Edward A.

“…An odorous tap water crisis that affected two million residents for several days occurred in Wuxi, China in the summer of 2007. Volatile sulfide chemicals…”
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Evaluation of In Situ Phytoplankton Growth Rates: A Synthesis of Data from Varied Approaches by Laws, Edward A

“…The use of clean sampling and incubation methods and the development of biomass-independent techniques for estimating the rates of growth and grazing mortality…”
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Tidal restriction likely has greater impact on the carbon sink of coastal wetland than climate warming and invasive plant by Zhou, Pan, Ye, Siyuan, Xie, Liujuan, Krauss, Ken W., Pei, Lixin, Chapman, Samantha K., Brix, Hans, Laws, Edward A., Yuan, Hongming, Yang, Shixiong, Ding, Xigui, Xie, Shucheng

“…Aims Coastal salt marshes are productive ecosystems that are highly efficient carbon sinks, but there is uncertainty regarding the interactions among climate…”
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Diel Patterns of Variable Fluorescence and Carbon Fixation of Picocyanobacteria Prochlorococcus -Dominated Phytoplankton in the South China Sea Basin by Xie, Yuyuan, Laws, Edward A, Yang, Lei, Huang, Bangqin

“…The various photosynthetic apparatus and light utilization strategies of phytoplankton are among the critical factors that regulate the distribution of…”
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Plankton community responses to pulsed upwelling events in the southern Taiwan Strait by Zhong, Yanping, Hu, Jun, Laws, Edward A, Liu, Xin, Chen, Jixin, Huang, Bangqin

“…Abstract We used field observations (mapping and time-series observations) and satellite data to investigate the changes of environmental factors and plankton…”
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Large-scale management of common reed, Phragmites australis, for paper production: A case study from the Liaohe Delta, China by BRIX, Hans, SIYUAN YE, LAWS, Edward A, DECHAO SUN, GUOSHENG LI, XIGUI DING, HONGMING YUAN, GUANGMING ZHAO, JIN WANG, SHAOFENG PEI

“…The largest Phragmites reed field in the world, with a historical area of approximately 1000km2, is located in the Liaohe Delta in northeastern China. The…”
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Patterns of Relative and Quantitative Abundances of Marine Bacteria in Surface Waters of the Subtropical Northwest Pacific Ocean Estimated With High-Throughput Quantification Sequencing by Kong, Jie, Liu, Xin, Wang, Lei, Huang, Hao, Ou, Danyun, Guo, Jiayu, Laws, Edward A, Huang, Bangqin

“…Bacteria play a pivotal role in shaping ecosystems and contributing to elemental cycling and energy flow in the oceans. However, few studies have focused on…”
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Differential effects of warming on the complexity and stability of the microbial network in Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora wetlands in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China by Pei, Lixin, Ye, Siyuan, Xie, Liujuan, Zhou, Pan, He, Lei, Yang, Shixiong, Ding, Xigui, Yuan, Hongming, Dai, Tianjiao, Laws, Edward A

“…The impact of climate warming on soil microbial communities can significantly influence the global carbon cycle. Coastal wetlands, in particular, are…”
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Contrasting Community Assembly Mechanisms Underlie Similar Biogeographic Patterns of Surface Microbiota in the Tropical North Pacific Ocean by Kong, Jie, Wang, Lei, Lin, Cai, Kuang, Fangfang, Zhou, Xiwu, Laws, Edward A, Sun, Ping, Huang, Hao, Huang, Bangqin

“…Marine microbiota are critical components of global biogeochemical cycles. However, the biogeographic patterns and ecological processes that structure them…”
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Wetlands in China: Evolution, Carbon Sequestrations and Services, Threats, and Preservation/Restoration by Ye, Siyuan, Pei, Lixin, He, Lei, Xie, Liujuan, Zhao, Guangming, Yuan, Hongming, Ding, Xigui, Pei, Shaofeng, Yang, Shixiong, Li, Xue, Laws, Edward A.

“…China has a wetland area of 53.42 million hectares, the fourth largest in the world; it includes all types of wetlands defined by the Ramsar Convention and has…”
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Impacts of climate variability and future climate change on harmful algal blooms and human health by Moore, Stephanie K, Trainer, Vera L, Mantua, Nathan J, Parker, Micaela S, Laws, Edward A, Backer, Lorraine C, Fleming, Lora E

“…Anthropogenically-derived increases in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations have been implicated in recent climate change, and are projected to…”
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Estimating the compensation irradiance in the ocean: The importance of accounting for non-photosynthetic uptake of inorganic carbon by Laws, Edward A., Letelier, Ricardo M., Karl, David M.

“…The compensation irradiance, the irradiance at which net photosynthesis is zero over a 24-h period, was estimated at station ALOHA (22°45′N, 158°W) from…”
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Nutrients and Phytoplankton in a Shallow, Hypereutrophic Urban Lake: Prospects for Restoration by Norris, Brianne, Laws, Edward

“…University Lake, a shallow, artificial, urban lake adjacent to the campus of Louisiana State University, has a long history of water quality problems,…”
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Patchiness of phytoplankton and primary production in Liaodong Bay, China by Pei, Shaofeng, Laws, Edward A, Zhang, Haibo, Ye, Siyuan, Yuan, Hongming, Liu, Haiyue

“…A comprehensive study of water quality, phytoplankton biomass, and photosynthetic rates in Liaodong Bay, China, during June and July of 2013 revealed two large…”
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Uncoupling of Seasonal Variations Between Phytoplankton Chlorophyll a and Production in the East China Sea by Liu, Xin, Laws, Edward A., Xie, Yuyuan, Wang, Lei, Lin, Lizhen, Huang, Bangqin

“…Phytoplankton chlorophyll a (Chla), primary production (PP), and nutrient uptake rates are fundamental and important parameters in marine biogeochemical…”
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Temperature effects on export production in the open ocean by Laws, Edward A., Falkowski, Paul G., Smith, Walker O., Ducklow, Hugh, McCarthy, James J.

“…A pelagic food web model was formulated with the goal of developing a quantitative understanding of the relationship between total production, export…”
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