Below is a list of selected papers illustrating the scientific interests of the lab – with an emphasis on more recent work:
SD Gerace, et al. Observed declines in upper ocean phosphate-to-nitrate availability. PNAS. 2025. Link.
ML Brock et al. Bacterial biogeography of the Indian Ocean. Limnol. Ocean. 2024. Link.
AJ Fagan et al., Elemental stoichiometry of particulate organic matter across the Atlantic Ocean. Biogeosci. 2024. Link.
JT Lennon et al. Priorities, opportunities, and challenges for integrating microorganisms into Earth system models for climate change prediction. MBio. 2024. Link.
Harcourt et al. Intraspecific trait variation modulates the temperature effect on elemental quotas and stoichiometry in marine Synechococcus. PLoS One. 2024. Link.
G Piton et al. Life history strategies of soil bacterial communities across global terrestrial biomes. Nature Microbiol. 2023. Link.
MR Sullivan et al. Integrating trait‐based stoichiometry in a biogeochemical inverse model reveals links between phytoplankton physiology and global carbon export. Glob. Biogeochem. Cyc. 2023. Link.
T Tanioka et al. Global patterns and predictors of C:N:P in marine ecosystems. Comm. Earth Environ. 2022. Link.
AA Larkin et al. Basin-scale biogeography of Prochlorococcus and SAR11 ecotype replication. ISME J., 2022. Link.
AR Moreno et al. Regulation of the respiration quotient across ocean basins. AGU Advances, 2022. Link.
AC Martiny et al. Marine phytoplankton resilience may moderate oligotrophic ecosystem responses and biogeochemical feedbacks to climate change. Limnol. Ocean. 2022. Link.
S Clayton et al. Bio-GO-SHIP: the time is right to establish global repeat sections of ocean biology. Frontiers Mar Sci. 2022. Link.
LJ Ustick et al. Metagenomic analysis reveals global-scale patterns of ocean nutrient limitation. Science. 2021. Link.
AR Moreno et al. Latitudinal gradient in the respiration quotient and the implications for ocean oxygen availability. PNAS. 2020. Link.
P Flombaum et al. Picophytoplankton lineages display clear niche partitioning but overall positive response to future ocean warming. Nature Geosci. 2020. Link.
AC Martiny et al. Biogeochemical controls of surface ocean phosphate. Science Adv. 2019. Link.
AC Martiny. High proportions of bacteria are culturable across major biomes. ISME J. 2019. Link.
WL Wang et al. Convergent estimates of marine nitrogen fixation. Nature. 2019. Link.
AG Kent et al. Marine bacterial lifestyle change due to adaptation to high temperature. Nature Microbiol. 2018. Link.
AR Moreno and AC Martiny. Ecological Stoichiometry of marine plankton. Annu. Rev. Mar Sci. 2018. Link.
NS Garcia et al. Interactions between growth-dependent changes in cell size, nutrient supply and cellular elemental stoichiometry of marine Synechococcus. ISME J. 2016. Link.
JBH Martiny et al. Microbiomes in light of traits: a phylogenetic perspective. Science. 2015. Link.
MW Lomas et al. Impact of ocean phytoplankton diversity on phosphate uptake. PNAS. 2014. Link.
YC Teng et al. Global-scale variations in the carbon to phosphorous ratio of exported marine organic matter. Nature Geosci. 2014. Link.
P Flombaum et al. Present and future global distributions of the marine Cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus. PNAS. 2013. Link.
AC Martiny et al. Phylogenetic conservatism of functional traits in microorganisms. ISME J. 2013. Link.
AC Martiny et al. Strong latitudinal patterns in the elemental ratios of marine plankton and organic matter. Nature Geo. 2013. Link.
AC Martiny et al. Widespread metabolic potential for nitrite and nitrate assimilation among Prochlorococcus ecotypes. PNAS. 2009. Link.
For all publications, please see Google Scholar.