@article {bordiga_unexpected_2023,
	title = {Unexpected silicon localization in calcium carbonate exoskeleton of cultured and fossil coccolithophores},
	journal = {Scientific Reports},
	volume = {13},
	number = {1},
	year = {2023},
	note = {Number: 1 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group},
	month = {may},
	pages = {7417},
	abstract = {Coccolithophores, marine calcifying phytoplankton, are important primary producers impacting the global carbon cycle at different timescales. Their biomineral structures, the calcite containing coccoliths, are among the most elaborate hard parts of any organism. Understanding the morphogenesis of coccoliths is not only relevant in the context of coccolithophore eco-physiology but will also inform biomineralization and crystal design research more generally. The recent discovery of a silicon (Si) requirement for crystal shaping in some coccolithophores has opened up a new avenue of biomineralization research. In order to develop a mechanistic understanding of the role of Si, the presence and localization of this chemical element in coccoliths needs to be known. Here, we document for the first time the uneven Si distribution in Helicosphaera carteri coccoliths through three synchrotron-based techniques employing X-ray Fluorescence and Infrared Spectromicroscopy. The enrichment of Si in specific areas of the coccoliths point to a targeted role of this element in the coccolith formation. Our findings mark a key step in biomineralization research because it opens the door for a detailed mechanistic understanding of the role Si plays in shaping coccolith crystals.},
	keywords = {Biogeochemistry, Marine biology, Palaeontology, RCC1323},
	issn = {2045-2322},
	doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-34003-3},
	url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-34003-3},
	author = {Bordiga, M. and Lupi, C. and Langer, G. and Gianoncelli, A. and Birarda, G. and Pollastri, S. and Bonanni, V. and Bedolla, D. E. and Vaccari, L. and Gariani, G. and Cerino, F. and Cabrini, M. and Beran, A. and Zuccotti, M. and Fiorentino, G. and Zanoni, M. and Garagna, S. and Cobianchi, M. and Di Giulio, A.}
}
@article {Klintzsch2020,
	title = {Effects of temperature and light on methane production of widespread marine phytoplankton},
	journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences},
	volume = {125},
	number = {9},
	year = {2020},
	note = {Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU) tex.mendeley-tags: RCC1216},
	month = {sep},
	keywords = {RCC1216},
	issn = {2169-8953},
	doi = {10.1029/2020jg005793},
	url = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2020JG005793 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2020JG005793 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JG005793},
	author = {Klintzsch, T. and Langer, G. and Wieland, A. and Geisinger, H. and Lenhart, K. and Nehrke, G. and Keppler, F.}
}
@article {Gerecht2015,
	title = {Phosphorus availability modifies carbon production in Coccolithus pelagicus (Haptophyta)},
	journal = {Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology},
	volume = {472},
	year = {2015},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC1200},
	month = {nov},
	pages = {24{\textendash}31},
	abstract = {The coccolithophore Coccolithus pelagicus (Wallich) Schiller fixes CO{\textexclamdown}inf{\textquestiondown}2{\textexclamdown}/inf{\textquestiondown} into particulate organic carbon (POC) through photosynthesis and into particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) in the form of calcite. To examine the role of phosphorus (P) availability in the production of POC and PIC, C. pelagicus subsp. braarudii (Gaarder) Geisen et al. was grown in semi-continuous cultures at three initial phosphate concentrations (P-replete, 1, and 0.5??M [P]). Reduced P-availability (1 and 0.5??M [P]) decreased POC production, while PIC production only decreased when phosphate concentrations became growth limiting (0.5??M [P]). This decrease has not been observed previously in batch cultures, highlighting the inadequacy of the batch culture approach with regard to determining carbon production. The reduction in growth rate by 50\% at 0.5??M [P] was accompanied by a doubling in cell volume (and POC). PIC production was halved, resulting in a lowered PIC to POC ratio. The average number of coccoliths per cell (and PIC content) remained the same among treatments, despite the significant change in cell size. Our data suggest that POC production in C. pelagicus is more sensitive towards a moderate reduction in phosphorus availability than PIC production. Once phosphorus availability limits cell division, however, phosphorus resources are invested into POC rather than PIC production. This reduces cell density and sinking rates, indicating that coccoliths do not act as ballast for reaching deeper nutrient-rich layers under nutrient limitation.},
	keywords = {Calcification, Carbon production, Coccolithus pelagicus, Phosphorus limitation, RCC1200, Semi-continuous culture},
	issn = {00220981},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jembe.2015.06.019},
	url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022098115001756},
	author = {Gerecht, A.C. and {\v S}upraha, L. and Edvardsen, B. and Langer, G. and Henderiks, J.}
}
