From 6306684acb701979eabf28b70f6931c8550a660b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik van Sebille Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 12:37:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Adding de Ramos and Nugraha papers --- src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts b/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts index f716e64..a888b51 100644 --- a/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts +++ b/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts @@ -2963,4 +2963,24 @@ export const papersCitingParcels: Paper[] = [ abstract: 'Development in the sea has long been thought to be a nutritional gamble that disproportionately ends in starvation. Here, we support the premise that components of plastids appear to be incorporated into sea urchin eggs and that these, in turn, benefit development. We find chromoplast-derived carotenoid crystals and chromoplast-specific metabolites inside the eggs of the sea urchin Arbacia lixula. We find evidence of plastid DNA in the eggs of 11 other sea urchins, with diatoms being the primary source and taxonomic richness of these plastid taxa directly related to egg size. The light-dependent activity of these chromoplast components influences phytohormone and lipid metabolism as well as offspring development, morphological plasticity, and survival. Offspring that benefit from these chromoplast components are predicted to disperse further, over larger geographic areas, and use a wider range of currents, including those that cross ocean basins. Data presented here challenge the long-held belief that components of non-metazoan organelles are unable to enter the germline and be passed between generations. We hypothesize that sea urchins manipulate plastids solely for their self-interest with the result of this process being a novel and adaptive form of maternal provisioning.', }, + { + title: + 'Retention of floating macroplastics in semi-enclosed coastal systems: Insights from modeling and drifter experiments', + published_info: 'Regional Studies in Marine Science, 97, 105014', + authors: + 'de Ramos, B, G Escobar-Sánchez, D González-Fernández, U Gräwe, X Lange, G Schernewski (2026)', + doi: 'https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105014', + abstract: + 'Coastal and estuarine systems can retain floating macroplastics before they reach the open sea, yet these environments are often underrepresented in marine litter monitoring and assessments. We investigated floating macroplastic retention under six wind conditions and over a year in two semi-enclosed Baltic Sea systems (the Warnow Estuary and Greifswald Bay). We used high-resolution (20 m and 200 m) 2D hydrodynamic models with Lagrangian particle tracking, adding retention based on entrapment observed in drifter experiments in the reed belts. Model results were compared to in situ surface drifter trajectories in the Warnow Estuary. Drifter trajectories under two contrasting wind conditions closely matched the modeled accumulation patterns and travel times. Annual retention of simulated particles exceeded 80% in both systems, while short-term (72 h) retention reached up to 100% in the Warnow Estuary. Reed belts were the primary retention zones, whereas artificial structures also contributed to retention. Extrapolating our results to the Baltic Sea, macroplastic retention in coastal and estuarine systems may be at least 50% lower than previous estimations (38 million items compared to the 76 million items per year reported from previous studies)', + }, + { + title: + 'Year-round dynamics of Noctiluca scintillans in Yatsushiro Bay, Japan suggest possible foreign genetic contributions and long-distance connectivity pathways', + published_info: 'Journal of Oceanography, in press', + authors: + 'Nugraha, MI, K Yamada, A Ishikawa, B Subhan, K-P Chiang, Y-O Kim, S-F Tsai, Y Kosaka, W Sato-Okoshi, G Nishitani (2026)', + doi: 'https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-026-00789-9', + abstract: + 'Noctiluca scintillans is a globally distributed harmful algal bloom (HAB) species known for potentially causing fish mortality and economic losses to fisheries. N. scintillans tends to accumulate near the sea surface, making it particularly susceptible to transport by ocean currents, however, direct evidence of long-distance dispersal has remained limited. Year-round monitoring in Kumamoto revealed that the Indonesian (Jakarta-type, K2) genotype occurs predominantly during the autumn high-abundance period, coinciding with smaller cell sizes that match Jakarta population. To evaluate the plausibility of long-distance transport, we conducted Lagrangian particle-tracking simulation using OSCAR surface currents. The results showed a plausible physical ocean connectivity between Indonesia and Japan within 600 days, with consistent patterns across different particle-release numbers indicating that arrival probabilities remained low but spatially robust. Recognizing that OSCAR provides a 0.25° satellite-derived representation of basin-scale surface circulation that does not explicitly resolve mesoscale eddies, we interpret these trajectories as possible connectivity pathways rather than literal particle tracks. Together, our genetic, morphological, and particle-tracking simulation results indicate that N. scintillans populations in Yatsushiro Bay likely consist of both regional and foreign genetic contributors, highlighting the potential for long-range connectivity under contemporary circulation patterns.', + }, ]