New Publications: February 2025

Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In February 2025, 9 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold.

Our list of recent publications is updated weekly here.

Conte, M., Pedrosa-Pamies, R., Weber, J., & Johnson, R. (2025). The climatology of the deep particle flux in the oligotrophic western North Atlantic gyre, 1978–2022. Progress In Oceanography, 103433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103433

Damian-Serrano, A., Walton, K., Bishop-Perdue, A., Bagoye, S., Du Clos, K., Gemmell, B., Colin, S., Costello, J., & Sutherland, K. (2025). Colonial architecture modulates the speed and efficiency of multi-jet swimming in salp colonies. Journal of Experimental Biology. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.249465

Hoffmann, C., Ruff, K., Edu, I., Shinn, M., Tromm, J., Pant, A., Ausserwöger, H., Morgan, J., Knowles, T., Pappu, R., & Milovanovic, D. (2025). BPS2025—Sequence-encoded molecular grammar governs the formation of synaptic condensates. Biophysical Journal, 124(3), 562a. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2024.11.2925

Jiang, Q., Cao, L., Han, Y., Li, S., Zhao, R., Zhang, X., Ruff, S., Zhao, Z., Peng, J., Liao, J., Zhu, B., Wang, M., Lin, X., & Dong, X. (2025). Cold seeps are potential hotspots of deep-sea nitrogen loss driven by microorganisms across 21 phyla. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1646. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56774-1

Martinez, A., Hall, L., Fuentes, M., Putland, R., & Mensinger, A. (2025). The effects on anthropogenic sound on embryonic little skates (Leucoraja erinacea) and chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus rotifer). Journal of Experimental Biology. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.249394

Sullivan, H. L., Holtzer, J., Deegan, L. A., & Bowen, J. L. (2025). The Effect of runnels on salt marsh sediment dynamics, vegetation, and nitrogen cycling. Estuaries and Coasts, 48(3), 73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-025-01511-6

Guimond, J., Grande, E., Michael, H., Pratt, D., Herndon, E., Noyce, G., Ward, N., Forbrich, I., Regier, P., Berens, M., & Arora, B. (2025). The hidden influence of terrestrial groundwater on salt marsh function and resilience. Nature Water, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00384-6

Martens, K., de Almeida, N. M., Shribak, M., Higuti, J., & Schön, I. (2025). On Cytheridella whitmani sp. Nov. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, USA), with a reappraisal of the taxonomy of the genus. ZooKeys, 1224, 317–348. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1224.135458

Sow, S. L. S., van de Poll, W. H., Eveleth, R., Rich, J. J., Ducklow, H. W., Rozema, P. D., Luria, C. M., Bolhuis, H., Meredith, M. P., Amaral-Zettler, L. A., & Engelmann, J. C. (2025). Spatial and temporal variation of Antarctic microbial interactions: A study around the west Antarctic Peninsula. Environmental Microbiome, 20(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-025-00663-z

Are you an MBL scientist with a paper that came out this month, which was not included on this list? We apologize for the oversight. Please email comm@mbl.edu.