Difference between revisions of "Phytoplankton"

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Different types of phytoplankton: see [[Marine Plankton]].
 
Different types of phytoplankton: see [[Marine Plankton]].
See also: [[Algal bloom dynamics]].
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See also: [[Plankton bloom]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 14 December 2024

Definition of Phytoplankton:
Photosynthesizing microscopic biotic organisms which float or swim weakly in fresh or salt water bodies. Phytoplankton are extremely diverse, varying from photosynthesising bacteria (cyanobacteria), to plant-like diatoms, to armour-plated coccolithophores [1].
This is the common definition for Phytoplankton, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Different types of phytoplankton: see Marine Plankton. See also: Plankton bloom.

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