Phytoplankton community change alter biogeochemical cycles

Long term data sets suggest that ongoing environmental changes alter the species composition at the bottom of the foodweb. In this recent paper (Biogeosciences, 11, 7275–7289, 2014), we present data indicating that this change in phytoplankton community modifies carbon pathways and stoichiometry of coastal material fluxes. This might have implications for the grazing community (e.g. food quality) and for biogeochemical cycles in the Baltic Sea:

http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/7275/2014/bg-11-7275-2014.pdf