Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton are microscopic photosynthetic organisms that live in oceans, seas and freshwater bodies. They use sunlight, carbon dioxide and nutrients to produce organic matter through photosynthesis and form the base of many aquatic food webs. Phytoplankton play a key role in global carbon cycling and contribute significantly to the production of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Phytoplankton
Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into the atmosphereClimate

Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into the atmosphere

Energy transformersPredatorial plantsDual strategiesAccelerating climate change By Beatrix Beisner | The Conversation - Plankton — tiny organisms that are present in salt and freshwater — account…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
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How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplanktonClimateScience

How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton

By Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article