Plankton is the name given to a collection of tiny sea life that lives in the ocean. These minute organisms may be small, but they have a big role to play in maintaining the health of our oceans.
Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 61, No. 4 (2016), pp. 1232-1244 (13 pages) Temperature strongly affects phytoplankton growth rates, but its effect on communities and ecosystem processes is debated.
Yet, phytoplankton can grow below the surface where satellites cannot detect them, leaving a significant gap in how we monitor one of Earth's most important primary producers, which are organisms ...
Climate driven shifts in phytoplankton dominance can influence carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions. Marine phytoplankton is of great importance for climate regulation, contributing ...
The ocean is vital for oxygen, food supply, and carbon storage. At its core is phytoplankton—microscopic algae that produce biomass through photosynthesis, using nutrients, CO 2, and sunlight.