Marine Phytoplankton Ecology

Dear Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to submit a paper to Journal of Marine Science and Engineering for a Special Issue on "Marine Phytoplankton Ecology".

Marine phytoplankton are significant contributors to the global carbon cycle, as well as other major biogeochemical processes, such as oxygen production, nitrogen fixation, and calcium carbonate precipitation. Ecological roles of phytoplankton in marine ecosystems and consequential impacts on the global environment are very complex, yet accumulation of knowledge and modern techniques (e.g., remote sensing, numerical simulations, genetic analysis) would uncover the global system.

This Special Issue intends to identify the unsolved problems in marine phytoplankton ecology and collect new studies and techniques to tackle those questions. Research articles, reviews, notes, and comments are welcome. Topics can be anything related to ecology of marine phytoplankton, including: Effects of physical oceanographic variables (e.g., temperature, salinity, depth, currents, tides, upwelling, turbulence and mixing), terrestrial input (e.g., freshwater, sediment, nutrient), and atmospheric impact (e.g., gas concentrations, solar radiation, wind, precipitation); spatiotemporal distribution and biogeography on a range of spatial and temporal scales; mechanisms and management of algal bloom; roles in marine ecosystems (e.g., species interactions, competition, grazing, symbiosis) and organic/inorganic nutrient cycles (N, P, C, Fe, etc.); interactions with human activities (e.g., pollution, fisheries, coastal development, production of biofuels) and environmental/climatic change; diurnal and other vertical migrations. Approaches can be in-situ/laboratory experiment/measurement, any type of modeling, remote sensing, or other established/novel techniques.

Dr. Atsushi Fujimura
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• Marine phytoplankton
• Marine ecology
• Carbon cycle
• Biogeochemical cycles
• Spatiotemporal distribution
• Primary production
• Algal bloom
• Euphotic zone
• Climate change
• Ocean acidification