PHYVIR expedition: Ready to set sail, but we’ll have to wait a little longer

TY - UNPB

T1 - PHYVIR expedition

T2 - Ready to set sail, but we’ll have to wait a little longer

AU - van de Waal, D.B.

PY - 2026/5/8

Y1 - 2026/5/8

N2 - Phytoplankton, microscopic ocean plants, produce around half of the Earth’s oxygen and play a key role in global carbon cycles. Yet their interactions with viruses, and the impact on ocean health and climate, remain largely unknown. The PHYVIR project aims to change this through a combination of lab research, ocean expeditions and advanced modelling. In this blog series, we follow the research at sea aboard the RV Anna Weber-van Bosse. From the preparations in the harbour to the first measurements in the Atlantic Ocean, we take you behind the scenes of the life and science on board. And now, they are ready to start...

AB - Phytoplankton, microscopic ocean plants, produce around half of the Earth’s oxygen and play a key role in global carbon cycles. Yet their interactions with viruses, and the impact on ocean health and climate, remain largely unknown. The PHYVIR project aims to change this through a combination of lab research, ocean expeditions and advanced modelling. In this blog series, we follow the research at sea aboard the RV Anna Weber-van Bosse. From the preparations in the harbour to the first measurements in the Atlantic Ocean, we take you behind the scenes of the life and science on board. And now, they are ready to start...

M3 - Web article

BT - PHYVIR expedition

PB - NIOO-KNAW

ER -