ReviewPLoS biology2021
The mysterious ecosystem at the ocean's surface.
Review in PLoS biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Portuguese man-of-war genome reveals the genetic basis of medusa loss and sea-air interface adaptation.National science review · 2026Article
- Physicochemical Parameters Govern Winter Pelagic Microbial Food Web Dynamics in China's Marginal Seas.Microbial ecology · 2026Article
- A neustonic hydrozoan Porpita porpita drifts for over a year.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Population genomics of a sailing siphonophore reveals genetic structure in the open ocean.Current biology : CB · 2025Article
- Zooid arrangement and colony growth in Porpita porpita.Frontiers in zoology · 2025Article
- Evaluating the environmental impact of cleaning the North Pacific Garbage Patch.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Interfacial vortex recapture enhances thrust in tiny water skaters.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
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- Multi-Element Fingerprinting Combined with Chemometrics for Identification of Seaweeds and Innovative Risk-Benefit Assessment.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Toxicological and Pharmacological Activities, and Potential Medical Applications, of Marine Algal Toxins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Scratching the ocean surface: Researchers want to better understand the nature and dynamics of the abundant life living on and in the ocean's surface layers.EMBO reports · 2023Article
- Open science resources from the Tara Pacific expedition across coral reef and surface ocean ecosystems.Scientific data · 2023Article
- High concentrations of floating neustonic life in the plastic-rich North Pacific Garbage Patch.PLoS biology · 2023Article
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- Pelagic distribution of plastic debris (> 500 µm) and marine organisms in the upper layer of the North Atlantic Ocean.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Why did only one genus of insects, Halobates, take to the high seas?PLoS biology · 2022Article
- Emergence of a neopelagic community through the establishment of coastal species on the high seas.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Spatio-temporal variation in number and production of neustonic and planktonic bacteria inhabiting polluted estuarine harbour channel.Archives of microbiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Life on the ocean's surface connects worlds. From shallow waters to the deep sea, the open ocean to rivers and lakes, numerous terrestrial and marine species depend on the surface ecosystem and the organisms found therein. Organisms that live freely at the surface, termed "neuston," include keystone organisms like the golden seaweed Sargassum that makes up the Sargasso Sea, floating barnacles, snails, nudibranchs, and cnidarians. Many ecologically and economically important fish species live as or rely upon neuston. Species at the surface are not distributed uniformly; the ocean's surface harbors unique neustonic communities and ecoregions found at only certain latitudes and only in specific ocean basins. But the surface is also on the front line of climate change and pollution. Despite the diversity and importance of the ocean's surface in connecting disparate habitats, and the risks it faces, we know very little about neustonic life. This Essay will introduce you to the neuston, their connections to diverse habitats, the threats they face, and new opportunities for research and discovery at the air-sea interface.
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