Publications

Peer-reviewed journal publications.

1. Escoubas, J-M., Lomas, M., LaRoche, J., and Falkowski, P. 1995. Light intensity regulation of cab gene transcription is signaled by the redox state of the plastoquinone pool. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA., 92:10237-10241. (pdf)

2. Lomas, M. W., Glibert, P., Berg, G., and Burford, M. 1996. Characterization of nitrogen uptake by Aureococcus anophagefferens as a function of incubation duration, substrate concentration, irradiance and temperature. J. Phycol., 32:907-916.

3. Berg, G.M., Glibert, P.M., Lomas, M.W., and Burford, M. 1997. Organic nitrogen uptake and growth by the Chrysophyte Aureococcus anophagefferens during a brown tide event. Mar Biol., 129:377-387. (pdf)

4. Lomas, M. W., and Glibert, P. M. 1999. Interactions between ambient NH₄⁺ and NO₃^- uptake and assimilation: Comparison of diatoms and dinoflagellates at several growth temperatures. Mar. Biol. 133:541-551. (pdf)

5. Lomas M. W., and Glibert, P. M. 1999. Temperature regulation of nitrate uptake: A novel hypothesis about nitrate uptake and reduction in cool-water diatoms. Limnol. Oceanogr. 43:556-572. (pdf)

6. Bronk, D.A., Lomas, M.W. Glibert, P.M., Schukert, K.J. and Sanderson, M.P. 2000. Total dissolved nitrogen analysis: Comparisons between the persulfate, UV, and high temperature oxidation methods. Mar Chem. 69:163-178. (pdf)

7. Lomas, M. W., Rumbley, C., and Glibert, P. M. 2000. Ammonium release by nitrogen sufficient diatoms in response to rapid increases in irradiance. J. Plank. Res. 22:2351-2366. (pdf)

8. Lomas, M. W., and Glibert, P. M. 2000. Comparisons of nitrate uptake, storage and reduction in marine diatoms and flagellates. J. Phycol. 36:903-913. (pdf)

9. Glibert, P. M., Magnien, R., Lomas, M. W., Alexander, J., Fan, C., Haramoto, E., Trice, M. and Kana, T. 2001. Harmful algal blooms in the Chesapeake Bay, USA: Comparison of events. Estuaries 24:875-883. (pdf)

10. Lomas, M.W., Glibert, P. M., Clougherty, D. A., Huber, D. E., Jones, J., Alexander, J., and Haramoto, E. 2001. Elevated organic nutrient ratios associated with brown tide blooms of Aureococcus anophagefferens (Pelagophyceae). J. Plank. Res. 23:1339-1344. (pdf)

11. Lomas, M. W., Glibert, P. M., Shiah, F-K., and Smith, E. M. 2002. Microbial Processes and Temperature in Chesapeake Bay: Current Relationships and Potential Impacts of Regional Warming. Global Change Biology 8:51-70. (pdf)

12. Lomas, M. W., Trice, T. M., Glibert, P. M., Bronk, D. A. and McCarthy, J. J. 2002. Temporal and spatial dynamics of urea concentrations in Chesapeake Bay: Biological versus physical forcing. Estuaries 25:469-482. (pdf)

13. Lomas, M.W., Bates, N.R., Knap, A.H., Karl, D.A., Lukas, R., Landry, M.R., Bidigare, R.R., Steinberg, D.A., and Carlson, C.A. 2002. Refining our understanding of ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystem functioning. EOS, 83:559. (pdf)

14. Fan, C., Glibert, P.M., Alexander, J. and Lomas M.W. 2003. Characterization of urease activity in three marine phytoplankton species. Marine Biology, 142:949-956. (pdf)

15. Lomas, M. W., and Gobler, C. J. 2004. Aureococcus anophagefferens research: 20 years and counting. Harmful Algae, 3:273-277. (pdf)

16. Venter, J.C., Remington, K., Halpern, A.L., Levy, S., Heidelberg, J., Eisen, J.A., Paulsen, I., Nelson, K.E., Fouts, D.E., Nelson, W., Rusch, D, Knap, Lomas, M.W., A.H., Nealson, K., White, O., Peterson, J., Smith, H.O., Hoffman, J., Parsons, R., Pfannkoch, C., Rogers, Y. 2004. Environmental Whole Genome Shotgun Sequencing: The Sargasso Sea. Science, 304:66-74. (pdf)

17. Lomas, M.W. 2004. Induction and suppression of nitrate reductase and urease activity in the marine diatom, Thalassiosira weissflogii. Marine Biology, 144:37-44. (pdf)

18. Lomas M. W., Bates, N. R. 2004. Interannual variability in primary production partitioning in the Sargasso Sea. Deep Sea Research I, 51:1619-1636. (pdf)

19. Lomas, M.W., Swain, A. Shelton, R, and J.W. Ammerman. 2004. Taxonomic diversity of phosphorus limitation in the Sargasso Sea. Limnology and Oceanography, 49:2303-2310. (pdf)

20. Lomas, M.W., Kana, T.M., MacIntyre, H.L. and Cornwell, J. 2004. Interannual variability of Aureococcus anophagefferens in Quantuck Bay Long Island: Natural test of the DON hypothesis. Harmful Algae, 3:389-402. (pdf)

21. Kana, T.M., Lomas, M.W., MacIntyre, H.L. Cornwell, J. and Gobler, C. 2004. Stimulation of the brown tide organism, Aureococcus anophagefferens, by selective nutrient additions to in situ mesocosms. Harmful Algae, 3:377-388. (pdf)

22. MacIntyre, H.L., Lomas, M.W., Cornwell, J.C., Suggett, D.J., Gobler, C.J., Koch, E.W., and Kana, T.M. 2004. Mediation of benthic pelagic coupling by microphytopbenthos: An energy- and material-based model for initiation of blooms of Aureococcus anophagefferens. Harmful Algae, 3:403-437. (pdf)

23. Lomas, M. W.and Lipschultz, F. 2006. Forming the Primary Nitrite Maximum: Phytoplankton or Nitrifiers? Limnology and Oceanography: Reviews 51, 2453-2467. (pdf)

24. Casey, J., Lomas, M.W., Mandecki, J., Walker, DE. 2007. Prochlorococcus contributes to new production in the Sargasso Sea deep chlorophyll maximum. Geophysical Research Letters, VOL. 34, L10604, doi:10.1029/2006GL028725. (pdf)

25. Salihoglu, B., Garcon, V., Oschlies, A., and Lomas. M.W. 2007. Influence of nutrient utilization and remineralization stoichiometry on phytolankton species and carbon export: a modeling study at BATS. Deep Sea Research I. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2007.09.010 (pdf).

In Review:

26. Krause, J.W., Lomas, M.W., and Nelson, D.M. Biogenic silica in the Sargasso Sea: Hypothesized controls on temporal variability based on a 15-year record at the BATS site. (Global Biogeochemical Cycles, in review).

27. Lomas, M.W., Lipschultz, F., Nelson, D.M., and Bates, N.R. Biogeochemical responses to late-winter storms in the Sargasso Sea. I. Pulses of new and primary
production. (Deep Sea Research I, in re-review).

28. Krause, J.W., Nelson, D.M., and Lomas, M.W. Biogeochemical responses to late-winter storms in the Sargasso Sea. II. Increased rates of biogenic silica production and
export. (Deep Sea Research I, in re-review).

29. Lomas, M.W., Roberts, N., Lipschultz, F., Krause, J.W., Nelson, D.M., and Bates, N.R. Biogeochemical responses to late-winter storms in the Sargasso Sea. III. Rapid
succession of major phytoplankton groups. (Deep Sea Research I, in re-review).

30.Maiti, K., Benitez-Nelson, C.R., Lomas, M.W., and Krause, J. W. Biogeochemical responses to late-winter storms in the Sargasso Sea. IV. Comparison of Export
     Production by ²³⁴Th and Sediment Traps. (Deep Sea Research I, in re-review).

31. Van Mooy, B.A.S., Fredricks, H.F., Pedler, B.F., Dyhrman, S.T., Karl, D.M., Lomas, M.W., Moore, L.R., Moutin, T., Rappé, M.S., and Webb, E.A. Phospholipid
       substitutions by phytoplankton are a universal adaptation to oligotrophy. (Nature Geosciences, in review).

32.  Brew, H.S., Moran, S.B., Lomas, M.W., Burd, A.B., Jackson, G.A., and Kelly, R.P. Pico-plankton control of particulate organic carbon and thorium size distributions in
       the Sargasso Sea: Implications for carbon export. (Deep Sea Research I, in review).

Book Chapters.

1. Mulholland, M. and Lomas, M.W. 2007. Nitrogen Uptake and Assimilation. In. Nitrogen in the Marine Environment, 2nd Edition. (eds). Capone, D., Bronk, D.A., Mulholland, M. and Carpenter, E.J. (pdf)