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66
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2049
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Michael W. Lomas is affiliated with the Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with notable focus on Oceanography and Ecology among other subfields. The body of work particularly emphasizes marine and coastal ecosystems, microbial community ecology and physiology, and the effects of ocean acidification.

The scientist's published work includes contributions to several frequent publication venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Progress In Oceanography, and the Open Access Server of the Woods Hole Scientific Community. Additional venues include Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Limnology and Oceanography, illustrating a diverse engagement with both broad and specialized scientific audiences.

Among their recent academic papers are:

  • Adaptive carbon export response to warming in the Sargasso Sea, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Large-scale genome sequencing reveals the driving forces of viruses in microalgal evolution, 2021, Cell Host & Microbe
  • Whales in the carbon cycle: can recovery remove carbon dioxide?, 2022, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Machine learning identifies a strong association between warming and reduced primary productivity in an oligotrophic ocean gyre, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Linking regional shifts in microbial genome adaptation with surface ocean biogeochemistry, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

The scientist collaborates frequently with others in the field. Notable co-authors include Adam C. Martiny, Lisa B. Eisner, Calvin W. Mordy, Domenico D'Alelio, and Luca Russo. These collaborations indicate active participation in multi-author research projects addressing diverse ecological and oceanographic questions.

Research topics extensively covered by Michael W. Lomas include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Their work contributes empirical and analytic insights into global and planetary change, molecular biology, and atmospheric science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to environmental and marine science research. The scientist's publication record and research foci collectively inform understanding of marine biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem responses to climate change, and microbial roles in ocean systems.

Best Publications

  • Environmental Genome Shotgun Sequencing of the Sargasso Sea

    J. Craig Venter;Karin Remington;John F. Heidelberg;Aaron L. Halpern

  • Present and future global distributions of the marine Cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus

    Pedro Flombaum;José L. Gallegos;Rodolfo A. Gordillo;José Rincon

  • Phytoplankton in the ocean use non-phosphorus lipids in response to phosphorus scarcity.

    Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy;Helen F. Fredricks;Byron E. Pedler;Byron E. Pedler;Sonya T. Dyhrman

  • Light intensity regulation of cab gene transcription is signaled by the redox state of the plastoquinone pool

    Jean-Michel Escoubas;Michael Lomas;Julie Laroche;Paul G. Falkowski

  • Strong latitudinal patterns in the elemental ratios of marine plankton and organic matter

    Adam C. Martiny;Chau T.A. Pham;Francois W. Primeau;Jasper A. Vrugt

  • COMPARISONS OF NITRATE UPTAKE, STORAGE, AND REDUCTION IN MARINE DIATOMS AND FLAGELLATES

    Michael W. Lomas;Patricia M. Glibert

  • Temperature regulation of nitrate uptake: A novel hypothesis about nitrate uptake and reduction in cool-water diatoms

    Michael W. Lomas;Patricia M. Glibert

  • Harmful algal blooms in the Chesapeake and coastal bays of Maryland, USA: Comparison of 1997, 1998, and 1999 events

    Patricia M. Glibert;Robert Magnien;Michael W. Lomas;Jeffrey Alexander

  • Interactions between NH+4 and NO−3 uptake and assimilation: comparison of diatoms and dinoflagellates at several growth temperatures

    M. W. Lomas;P. M. Glibert

  • Total dissolved nitrogen analysis: comparisons between the persulfate, UV and high temperature oxidation methods

    Deborah A Bronk;Michael W Lomas;Patricia M Glibert;Karyn J Schukert

  • Forming the primary nitrite maximum: Nitrifiers or phytoplankton?

    Michael W. Lomas;Fredric Lipschultz

  • Picophytoplankton biomass distribution in the global ocean

    E. T. Buitenhuis;W. K. W. Li;Daniel Vaulot;M. W. Lomas

  • Sargasso Sea phosphorus biogeochemistry: an important role for dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP)

    Michael W. Lomas;A. L. Burke;A. L. Burke;D. A. Lomas;D. W. Bell

  • Organic nitrogen uptake and growth by the chrysophyte Aureococcus anophagefferens during a brown tide event

    G. M. Berg;P. M. Glibert;M. W. Lomas;M. A. Burford

  • Assimilation of upwelled nitrate by small eukaryotes in the Sargasso Sea

    Sarah E. Fawcett;Michael W. Lomas;John R. Casey;Bess B. Ward

  • Challenges of modeling depth-integrated marine primary productivity over multiple decades: A case study at BATS and HOT

    Vincent S. Saba;Vincent S. Saba;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Mary-Elena Carr;David Antoine

  • Accumulation and enhanced cycling of polyphosphate by Sargasso Sea plankton in response to low phosphorus.

    Patrick Martin;Sonya T. Dyhrman;Michael W. Lomas;Nicole J. Poulton

  • Two decades and counting: 24-years of sustained open ocean biogeochemical measurements in the Sargasso Sea

    M.W. Lomas;N.R. Bates;R.J. Johnson;A.H. Knap

  • Ocean time-series reveals recurring seasonal patterns of virioplankton dynamics in the northwestern Sargasso Sea

    Rachel J Parsons;Mya Breitbart;Michael W Lomas;Craig A Carlson

  • Nitrogen Uptake and Assimilation

    Margaret R. Mulholland;Michael W. Lomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam C. Martiny
Adam C. Martiny University of California, Irvine
Nicholas R. Bates
Nicholas R. Bates Arizona State University
David M. Karl
David M. Karl University of Hawaii at Manoa
Patricia M. Glibert
Patricia M. Glibert University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Phyllis J. Stabeno
Phyllis J. Stabeno Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
S.B. Moran
S.B. Moran University of Rhode Island
Calvin W. Mordy
Calvin W. Mordy Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Sonya T. Dyhrman
Sonya T. Dyhrman Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Deborah K. Steinberg
Deborah K. Steinberg Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Frank E. Muller-Karger
Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida

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