Global ocean lipidomes show a universal relationship between temperature and lipid unsaturation

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 376; no. 6600; pp. 1487 - 1491
• Main Authors: Holm, Henry C., Fredricks, Helen F., Bent, Shavonna M., Lowenstein, Daniel P., Ossolinski, Justin E., Becker, Kevin W., Johnson, Winifred M., Schrage, Kharis, Van Mooy, Benjamin A. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington The American Association for the Advancement of Science 24.06.2022
• Subjects: Adaptation; Climate change; Composition; Fatty acids; Fisheries; Food chains; Food webs; Lipid composition; Lipids; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Plankton; Surface layers

Global-scale surveys of plankton communities using “omics” techniques have revolutionized our understanding of the ocean. Lipidomics has demonstrated the potential to add further essential insights on ocean ecosystem function but has yet to be applied on a global scale. We analyzed 930 lipid samples...