Chromatic acclimation shapes phytoplankton biogeography
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61388971%3A_____%2F25%3A00617692" target="_blank" >RIV/61388971:_____/25:00617692 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adr9609" target="_blank" >https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adr9609</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr9609" target="_blank" >10.1126/sciadv.adr9609</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Chromatic acclimation shapes phytoplankton biogeography
Original language description
Marine photoautotrophs have evolved to exploit the ocean's variable light conditions, with chromatic acclimators being able to adjust their pigment content to better match the ambient light color. The impact of chromatic acclimation on phytoplankton distribution and competition is not well understood despite its global importance. This study explores chromatic acclimation's role in shaping the biogeography of Synechococcus, a widespread cyanobacterium. We integrated three pigment types into a global ecosystem model: a green-light specialist, a blue-light specialist, and a chromatic acclimator. Laboratory studies defined each type's specific absorption properties. Our results indicate that chromatic acclimation offers an evolutionary advantage by enabling Synechococcus to adapt to varying light environments. This ability to mimic blue- and green-light specialists and enhance absorption at intermediate states, particularly in areas with high seasonal light variations, increases Synechococcus distribution and biomass. Thus, chromatic acclimation affects ecosystem functioning and biogeochemical processes in the ocean.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10606 - Microbiology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Science Advances
ISSN
2375-2548
e-ISSN
2375-2548
Volume of the periodical
11
Issue of the periodical within the volume
8
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
eadr9609
UT code for WoS article
001425511500013
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85218418604