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The article details the findings made during an incubation experiment and discusses the changes in dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) concentrations and DMSP-lyase activity (DLA) that result from changes in algal community composition in the North Atlantic spring bloom. It describes the effect of both atmospheric temperature and carbon dioxide on biogeochemical processes and algal community structure. It also illustrates changes in and connections between microzooplankton grazing dynamics and algal community structure.

The article focuses on a study which investigates the effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide and temperature on phytoplankton physiology, community composition, biogeochemistry and herbivory by microzooplankton within the North Atlantic spring bloom area. A shipboard continuous culture system is used to simulate natural environmental changes. It presents the responses of the phytoplankton community and effects on biogeochemical parameters. Researchers observe an effect of temperature on microzooplankton abundance and community composition.

The article focuses on a study which investigates the effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide and temperature on algal community, phytoplankton succession and elemental cycling in the North Atlantic spring bloom area. The study conducts a shipboard continuous culture incubation with the use of a bloom phytoplankton community. Findings of this study are presented in three papers, one on phytoplankton community and biogeochemical responses, another on microzooplankton dynamics and one on dimethylsulfoniopropionate. It concludes that atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment effects the phytoplankton community of the spring bloom area.