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What Are Phytoplankton?
URL: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Phytoplankton/

Description:
Questions and answers about phytoplankton, which "are microscopic plants that live in the ocean. ... Collectively, phytoplankton grow abundantly in oceans around the world and are the foundation of the marine food chain." Topics include the life and death of phytoplankton, how phytoplankton influence global climate, and coccolithophores (one-celled marine plants). From the NASA Earth Observatory.

LII Topics: Aquatic Plants, Plants

Publisher:
NASA Earth Observatory

LII Database Information:
Record 27254 created by Jennifer English on 11/21/2008
Last modification on 01/27/2009
Published: 02/05/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27254

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