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Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton (/ˌfaɪtoʊˈplæŋktən/) are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of ocean and freshwater ecosystems. The name comes from Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón), meaning "plant", and πλαγκτός (planktós), meaning "drifter, wanderer, roamer", and thus, "plant drifter".

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Diversity

Growth strategies

Factors affecting abundance

Factors affecting productivity

Role of phytoplankton

Aquaculture

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Phytoplankton

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related to Further reading · 25
Phytoplankton → Algae, An, Antonietta, Bibcode, Greeson, ISBN, Kirby, Martin, Ocean Drifters, Office, Phillip, PMID, Quigg, Richard, Ronald, Ruled, Scientific American, Seas, Secret World Beneath, Studio Cactus
related to Diversity · 15
Phytoplankton → CLAW, Different, DMS, How, However, In, Micromonas, One, Prochlorococcus, Sargasso Sea, South Pacific Gyre, Synechococcus, The, There, Within
see also · 15
Phytoplankton → Algaculture, Aquaculture, Bacterial, Carbon, Congregations, Decrease, Ecological, Group, High, Hypothesised, Microscopic, NAAMESOcean, Species, Spread, Suspension
related to Anthropogenic changes · 14
Phytoplankton → CO2, Conversely, In, Increases, Marine, Moreover, Pg, Predicting, Sea Ice Index, Some, Still, The, Therefore, These
related to External links · 10
Phytoplankton → August, Chronicles, Climate, David Attenborough, Drifters, Net Archived, NOAAPlankton, Secchi, Secchi Disk, Wayback Machine
related to Factors affecting abundance · 10
Phytoplankton → Earth's, Marine Ecosystems Study, NAAMES, NASA, North Atlantic, North Atlantic Aerosols, North Atlantic Ocean, Oregon State University, The, The NAAMES
related to Aquaculture · 9
Phytoplankton → Both, Culture, In, Light, Plankton, Regardless, The, This, Various
related to Growth strategies · 9
Phytoplankton → Alfred, Different, However, In, Meanwhile, Redfield, RNA, The, This
related to Factors affecting productivity · 8
Phytoplankton → All, Also, Climate, CO2, Global, Temperature, The, Understanding
related to Ecology · 6
Phytoplankton → Dinophysis, Earth, Noctiluca, Of, Their, While

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ocean carbon changes marine growth food surface species also production global nutrients plankton climate may water freshwater plants iron high

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Noctilucainstance ofthe best known are dinoflagellate genera0.80text
Dinophysisinstance ofthe best known are dinoflagellate genera0.80text
that obtain organic carbon by ingesting other organisms or detrital material.Phytoplankton live in the photic zone of the oceaninstance ofthe best known are dinoflagellate genera0.80text
where photosynthesis is possibleinstance ofthe best known are dinoflagellate genera0.80text
nitrateinstance ofThese are primarily macronutrients0.80text
phosphateinstance ofThese are primarily macronutrients0.80text
or silicic acidinstance ofThese are primarily macronutrients0.80text
which are required in relatively large quantities for growthinstance ofThese are primarily macronutrients0.80text
the Southern Oceaninstance ofAcross large areas of the oceans0.80text
phytoplankton are often limited by the lack of the micronutrient ironinstance ofAcross large areas of the oceans0.80text
ferrous sulfateinstance ofusually as salts0.80text
the Sargasso Sea or the South Pacific Gyreinstance ofIn oligotrophic oceanic regions0.80text

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