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An MIT-developed technique could aid in tracking the ocean’s health and productivity
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Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide (Coverage: Xinhua)
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MIT Joint Program researchers to present latest findings at AGU Fall Meeting
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MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
EAPS oceanographers--including Joint Program Principal Research Scientist Stephanie Dutkiewicz--model how climate change will affect phytoplankton, a crucial component of the global ecosystem
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International Shipping News
Climate change is altering the color of our planet (International Shipping News)
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CNN: Co-authors include Joint Program research scientists Stephanie Dutkiewicz and Erwan Monier (Additional coverage: Washington Post, The Guardian, National Geographic, BBC News, WBUR, Salon)
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Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans
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Interactions among microorganisms account for nitrite accumulation just below the sunlit zone, with implications for oceanic carbon and nitrogen cycling
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Joint Program researchers advocate for improved modeling approach
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MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Study's co-authors, including MIT Joint Program-affiliated research scientist Stephanie Dutkiewicz, argue that ecosystem models should account for the diversity of diatoms to better predict the fate of these micro-algae and their role in the biological carbon pump of tomorrow's ocean
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Zakem, E.J., J. McNichol, J. L. Weissman, Y. Raut, L. Xu, E.R. Halewood, C.A. Carlson, S. Dutkiewicz, J.A. Fuhrman and N.M. Levine (2025)
Science, 388(6749) (doi: 10.1126/science.ado5323)
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Mattei, F., A.E. Hickman, J. Uitz, L. Dufour, V. Vellucci, L. Garczarek, F. Partensky and S. Dutkiewicz (2025)
Science Advances, 11(8) (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adr9609)
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Krinos, A.I., S.K. Shapiro, W. Li, S.T. Haley, S.T. Dyhrman, S. Dutkiewicz, M.J. Follows and H. Alexander (2025)
Ecology Letters, 28(1) (doi: 10.1111/ele.70055)
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CBIOMES
MIT CS3 Senior Research Scientist Stephanie Dutkiewicz and co-authors use genetic data and ecosystem modeling to simplify the complexity of marine microbes to improve climate predictions (CBIOMES)
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The balance of phytoplankton populations in the sea is shifting as a result of human-induced climate change, altering the oceans in profound ways (BBC)
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MIT Joint Program presentations highlight multiple sustainability challenges and solutions