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Bob Brewin

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Associate Professor, Earth & Environmental Science, University of Exeter

Salps are a colonial, barrel-shaped group of species that pump water through their transparent bodies, filtering out even the smallest phytoplankton. Aaron Sanders

March 2, 2026

Satellite images show how Antarctica’s vanishing sea ice is changing the food chain

Angus Atkinson, Plymouth Marine Laboratory; Bob Brewin, University of Exeter, and Victor Martinez Vicente, Plymouth Marine Laboratory

With the loss of sea ice, tiny filter feeders known as ‘salps’ can thrive, while shrimp-like krill lose out.

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September 30, 2024

As the oceans warm, deep‑living algae are thriving – with major potential effects for the marine ecosystem

Johan Viljoen, University of Exeter; Bob Brewin, University of Exeter, and Xuerong Sun, University of Exeter

Tiny phytoplankton have an outsized influence on the entire ocean.

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