Researcher uses tiny marine microbes to model climate change
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
Dip a beaker into any portion of the world's oceans, and you're likely to pull up a swirling mix of planktonic inhabitants. The oceans are teeming with more than 5,000 species of phytoplankton—microscopic plants in a kaleidoscope of shapes and sizes. Together, phytoplankton anchor the ocean's food chain, supplying nutrients to everything from single-celled organisms on up to fish and whales.