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phytoplankton::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | flora, plant, plant life |
| Has types | diatom, planktonic algae |
Examples of phytoplankton
phytoplankton
Phytoplankton live near the water's surface and flourish through photosynthesis.
From the sciencedaily.com
The mussels filter microscopic organisms such as phytoplankton out of the water.
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That is assuming Arctic phytoplankton, can survive the higher water temperature.
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As you can see, the most common pattern was temperature up, phytoplankton down.
From the independent.co.uk
Iron fertilization of phytoplankton is also a key to a healthy marine food chain.
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Scientists on the ship take samples of deep ocean water to study phytoplankton.
From the themercury.com.au
Such an adaptation has not been shown earlier in any key phytoplankton species.
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Emiliania huxleyi, a globally important species of marine algae or phytoplankton.
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According to Ammerman, phytoplankton need both nitrogen and phosphorus to grow.
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- Photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
- Phytoplankton /u02CCfau026Atou028Au02C8plu00E6u014Bktu0259n/ are the autotrophic (self feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of oceans, seas and freshwater basin ecosystems. The name comes from the Greek words u03C6u03C5u03C4u03CCu03BD (phyton), meaning "plant", and u03C0u03BBu03B1u03B3u03BAu03C4u03CCu03C2 (planktos), meaning "wanderer" or "drifter". Most phytoplankton are too small to be individually seen with the unaided eye...
- Plankton which obtain energy by photosynthesis
- Small, usually microscopic plants (such as algae), found in lakes, reservoirs, and other bodies of water.
- Microscopic, free-floating, autotrophic organisms that function as producers in aquatic ecosystems.
- Plankton consisting of plants, such as algae.
- Microscopic floating plants, mainly algae, that live suspended in bodies of water and that drift about because they cannot move by themselves or because they are too small or too weak to swim effectively against a current.
- Algae floating in the water column. These are mostly microscopic single-celled and colonial forms.
- The collection of plants and/or plantlike organisms in plankton
