Research Progress

  • 02.14 2025

    Iron and phosphorus limitations modulate the effects of carbon dioxide enrichment on a unicellular nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium

    Ze Chen, Wenqian Xie, Sven Kranz, Haizheng Hong, Dalin ShiLimnology and Oceanography https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12780Published: 17 January 2025AbstractIron (Fe) and phosphorus (P) availability constrain the growth and N2 fixation of diazotrophic cyanobacteria in the global ocean. However, how Fe and P limitation may modulate the effects of ocean acidification on the unicellular diazotrophic cyanobacterium ...

  • 01.07 2025

    ENSO enhances seasonal river discharge instability and water resource allocation pressure

    Minxiang Zhu , Dan Yu, Yiqi Yu, Yi Zheng, Shaobin Li, Ximing Cai, Nengwang ChenWater Resources Research https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR036965Published: 05 January 2025AbstractThe El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) significantly disrupts Pacific Ocean watershed hydrology, affecting water supply reliability. However, the specific ways in which ENSO affects seasonal river discharge remain underexplored,...

  • 11.12 2024

    Reduced phytoplankton biomass in a subtropical plume-upwelling system induced by typhoons Bailu and Podul

    Zhuyin Tong, Lingqi Ma, Shujie Cai, Zhaoyun Chen, Lei Wang, Mingwang Xiang, Rui Huang, Meilin Wu, Wupeng Xiao*, Bangqin Huang*Progress in Oceanographyhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103375Published: December 2024AbstractPhytoplankton responses to typhoons are pivotal for understanding the impact of climate change on marine biodiversity and productivity, yet current literature, focusing on...

  • 10.11 2024

    Effects of CO2 on the nitrogen isotopic composition of marine diazotrophic cyanobacteria

    Zuozhu Wen, Ruotong Jiang, Tianli He, Thomas J. Browning, Haizheng Hong, Shuh-Ji Kao, Jin-Yu Terence Yang, Dalin Shi*Geophysical Research Lettershttps://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110599Published: 03 October 2024Abstract Biological N2 fixation has been crucial for sustaining early life on Earth. Very negative δ15N values detected in Archean sediments, which are not observed in present-day environme...

  • 10.09 2024

    Extreme plasticity in the photosystem composition of a low-light Prochlorococcus ecotype in response to iron and light

    Xin Zhang, William G. Sunda, Haizheng Hong, Dalin Shi*Limnology and Oceanography Lettershttps://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10441Published: 28 September 2024Abstract Light affects the cellular iron (Fe) requirement of phytoplankton because of its presence in major photosynthetic proteins. Thus, interactions between variable Fe concentrations and light intensities could restrict photosynthetic carbon f...

  • 09.29 2024

    Impacts of intensive smooth cordgrass removal on net ecosystem exchange in a saltmarsh-mangrove ecotone of Southeast China

    Xudong Zhu*, Minghao Ma, Lichun Li, Mingjie LiScience of The Total Environmenthttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173202.Published: 17 May 2024Abstract Net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of carbon dioxide (CO2) in disturbed tidal wetlands remain less investigated, albeit the importance of these ‘blue carbon’ ecosystems in mitigating climate change has been increasingly recognized. The invasion...

  • 09.26 2024

    Drought reduces nitrogen supply and N2O emission in coastal bays

    Mingzhen Zhang, Dan Yu, Yiqi Yu, Ruifeng Yan, Yasong Li, Weijie Gong, Kai Xiao, Shaobin Li, Nengwang Chen*Water Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122362Published: 14 September 2024 Abstract Severe droughts are increasingly prevalent under global climate change, disrupting watershed hydrology and coastal nitrogen cycling. However, the specific effects of drought on nitrogen transport...

  • 09.24 2024

    High salinity restrains microplastic transport and increases the risk of pollution in coastal wetlands

    Xiaoting Zhang, Zhanyi Shen, Jianyong Wu, Manlin Su, Linke Zheng, Minwei Xie, Hualong Hong, Xiaohong Huang, Haoliang Lu* Water Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122463Published: 21 September 2024AbstractMicroplastics (MPs) pollution in coastal wetlands has attracted global attention. However, few studies have focused on the effect of soil properties and structure on MP transport in ...

  • 09.03 2024

    Constraining the twilight zone remineralization in the South China Sea basin: Insights from the multi-method intercomparison

    Chao Xu, Mingwang Xiang, Bingzhang Chen, Yibin Huang*, Guoqiang Qiu, Yuchen Zhang, Haili Wang, Bangqin Huang* Progress in Oceanographyhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103316Published: 19 August 2024AbstractThe twilight zone remineralization (TZR) consumes over 70% of organic carbon exported from the sunlit ocean, significantly affecting oceanic carbon sequestration and atmospheric CO2 conc...

  • 08.31 2024

    Microplastics emerge as a hotspot for dibutyl phthalate sources in rivers and oceans: Leaching behavior and potential risks

    Lujian Lin, Bo Yuan, Huiling Liu, Yue Ke, Weifeng Zhang a, Hanyi Li, Haoliang Lu, Jingchun Liu,  Hualong Hong*, Chongling Yan*Journal of Hazardous Materialshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134920Published: 15 August 2024AbstractDibutyl phthalate (DBP) as a plasticizer has been widely used in the processing of plastic products. Nevertheless, these DBP additives have the potential to be rel...