Subhendu Chakraborty
Group Leader
Biogeochemical Modelling Group
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research
Bremen, Germany
Email: subhendu.chakraborty@leibniz-zmt.de
Credit: Jan Meier, ZMT
Research
I use mathematical and computational models to understand and predict the dynamics of complex aquatic ecosystems. My research combines theoretical ecology, biological oceanography, and biogeochemistry to investigate processes ranging from microbial physiology to ecosystem functioning and global nutrient cycling. I integrate field observations and experimental data with mechanistic models to improve predictions of ecosystem responses to environmental change.
Important Publications
S Chakraborty, KH Andersen, A Merico, L Riemann (2025). "Particle- associated N2fixation by heterotrophic bacteria in the global ocean". Science Advances, 11, eadq4693.
S Chakraborty, K Andersen, A Visser, K Inomura, M Follows, and L Riemann (2021) "Quantifying nitrogen fixation by heterotrophic bacteria in sinking marine particles", Nature communications, 12 (4085).
S Chakraborty, M Pančić, KH Andersen, and T Kiørboe (2019) "The cost of toxin production in phytoplankton: the case of PST producing dinoflagellates", The ISME Journal, 13, 64–75.
S Chakraborty, L Nielsen, and K Andersen (2017) "Trophic strategies of unicellular plankton", The American Naturalist, 189 (4), E77–E90.