The Northwest Pacific Ocean (NWPO) is a significant sink for atmospheric CO 2 but a paucity of large-scale phytoplankton surveys in the upper and lower euphotic zone results in uncertainties in estimates of the efficiency of the biological carbon pump there. Here, we report the spatial distribution of lipid biomarkers from diatoms (brassicasterol/epi-brassicasterol), dinoflagellates (dinosterol), and haptophytes (C 37 alkenone...

Summary The filamentous fungus Beauveria bassiana , an insect fungal pathogen, is widely used for pest biocontrol. Aerial conidia are infectious propagules, and their yield and viability greatly affect the field application of this fungus; however, little is known about the molecular regulatory mechanism of the triggered conidiation. In the present study, we find that the secondary metabolite regulator BbSmr1 is involved in th...

The spatial distribution of the dissipation rate (ε) and diapycnal diffusivity (κ) in the upper ocean of the South China Sea (SCS) is presented from a measurement program conducted from 26 April to 23 May 2010. In the vertical distribution, the dissipation rates below the surface mixed layer were predominantly high in the thermocline where shear and stratification were strong. In the regional distribution, high dissipation rat...

Using a linear dynamic operator and the daily National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research ( NCEP / NCAR ) reanalysis data, the linearized part of the synoptic eddy feedback onto the low‐frequency flow ( SELF ) associated with cold/warm events in January over China is investigated. Composite stream function differences between the cold and warming events show that the anomalous tempera...