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Strengthening Plankton Taxonomy: Highlights from the BIOcean5D Course
The recent BIOcean5D Taxonomy Course brought together an international, multidisciplinary group to strengthen plankton taxonomy skills through hands-on training, fostering lasting expertise and collaboration.
In remembrance of Peer Bork
The recent passing of our Project Coordinator, Peer Bork, leaves a deep void within BIOcean5D and in the many lives and fields of research he influenced.
The diversity conundrum: Why do oceans shelter fewer species than land?
A recent publication by researchers from AZTI, CNRS, the Technical University of Denmark and Ikerbasque, co-funded by BIOcean5D, explores the paradox of why the oceans – despite covering 71% of Earth’s surface and having supported life for far longer than land – harbour fewer extant species than terrestrial environments.
TREC Symposium 2025
Presentations by BIOcean5D colleagues at the EMBL TREC Symposium 2025 showcased how the expedition’s one-of-a-kind dataset is helping to advance our understanding of marine biodiversity across space, time and human impact.
Capturing diversity through traits
A recent BIOcean5D publication describes a novel approach to better capture plankton diversity in biogeochemical (BGC) models – an important step towards more accurate and realistic simulations of ocean ecosystems.
Blue Carbon at COP30: Navigating Potential and Risk
As global leaders gather at COP30 to confront the climate crisis, a new policy brief by BIOcean5D, BlueRemediomics and the Tara Ocean Foundation highlights the potential and risks of ocean carbon sequestration, urging caution and emphasising the need to prioritise direct emission reductions.
Swimming against the current: highlighting the value of plankton services for marine conservation
Recently published BIOcean5D research highlights the understudied value of plankton, their ecosystem services and disservices, and the importance of integrating this knowledge into marine policy.
From DNA to action: improving climate change predictions and ocean conservation with advanced modelling
A recent publication co-funded by BIOcean5D improves advanced modelling, sharpening predictions of climate change impacts and guiding stronger ocean conservation efforts.