Biodiversity decline jeopardizes the foundation of natural ecosystems and human well-being, a concern that prompted major global agreements aiming to bend the curve towards a net positive biodiversity future. Still, the critical importance of safeguarding the diversity of life is far from receiving the attention it deserves, especially in marine settings. To understand (and overcome) the current limits of biodiversity mainstre...

The natural environment of phytoplankton is variable in manifold ways. Light, as essential resource for photosynthetic phytoplankton, fluctuates in its intensity (quantity) as well as spectrum (quality) over great temporal scales in aquatic ecosystems. To elucidate the significance of temporal heterogeneity in available light spectrum for phytoplankton, we analyzed the growth of four marine North Sea species (chlorophyte Tetra...