Plankton

Spatial variability in local plankton communities can have large effects on the composition and diversity of the secondary production with in an area. Therefore, it is important for scientists to study the factors that affect plankton community’s abundance, diversity and dominance. In this study multiple physical and biological factors were observed in order to examine how surface plankton communities varied with distance from shore in the nearshore environment of the Southern California Bight. Through this study we have identified that small phytoplankton, predominately dinoflagellates, dominate the stratified waters off of the coast of Dana Point. As well as identifying other abiotic factors that directly affect the vertical and horizontal…

The purpose of this experiment was to analyze meso- and microzooplankton feeding. Largely due to size differences, mesozooplankton (>140 μm) are important exporters of carbon and prey for larger organisms, while microzooplankton (100–140 μn) are important recyclers of nutrients, dominant grazers of phytoplankton, and key link in the microbial loop (Conroy et al., 2016; Uitto and Hallfors, 1996). Therefore, understanding this relationship between zooplankton and grazing will allow scientists…

important animals is plankton. They provide oxygen for other living things and they are a food source for marine life. They may be small, but without them we could not survive. Plankton are microscopic organisms that float and drift through large bodies of water. They can also be found in shallow waters such as continental shelves. They usually drift underwater a few hundred feet during daytime and then drift to the surface during the nighttime. Plankton outweigh all sea animals, except…

Now everyone knows who Plankton is, he has tried to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula countless times and failed every time, at least that’s what Spongebob Squarepants thinks. Plankton just believes in sharing and he wants the Krusty Krab to share with him, but the Krusty Krab doesn’t seem to want to share with hime. He is considered evil for his actions, but Plankton isn’t evil, just misunderstood. So Planktons day started off waking up from his cold bed in his deserted Chum Bucket…

but how is it effecting our oceans and the creatures that inhabit these waters? More specifically, how are the warming waters of the Atlantic affecting the plankton that inhabit them? Plankton are organisms that are vital to the ocean food webs because of their large numbers and important marine ecosystem roles. Plankton - in this case zooplankton – provide the principal pathway for energy from primary producers to consumers at higher trophic levels, such as fish, marine mammals, and turtles…

One of the most important types of plankton is called Phytoplankton. Plankton can be found starting at 200-300 meters up to 4,000 meters deep. Plankton is the main provider of food in the ocean, giving food to whales, mammals, fish and others. These microorganisms can also appear pretty often as something you called algae. Plankton are plant like organisms that are important to the environment around them. Most do not move on their own, but are at the mercy of the waves. All kinds of plankton…

importance of plankton in oceans and food chains? Plankton are essential in oceans and food chains worldwide. Phytoplankton specifically, are the primary producers providing food for Zooplankton, which together they formulate the foundation of the oceanic food chain. They are also a vital food source for larger animals.Phytoplankton are responsible for most of the transfer of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to the ocean. What is the difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton? The…

Hi, today I am going to talk about Bioluminescent Plankton. What are they? Well they are small organisms that float in large numbers in either salt or fresh water. They belong to three groups called phytoplankton, zooplankton, and bacterioplankton. Plankton are a significant food source for blue whales, shrimp and jelly fish. Bioluminescent plankton belong to phytoplankton which use sunlight to make its own food, and zooplankton which feeds on phytoplankton and other small organisms.…

ecological history that discussed the predation, body size, and composition of plankton in various environments. This paper focused mainly on six areas those being the following: the effect of a marine planktivore on lake plankton, changes in Crystal Lake Plankton, effects of predation by Alosa, size and food selectively, size-efficiency hypothesis, and size of coexisting congeners; a congener is an organism that belongs to the same genus. This paper largely focused on a concept or idea rather…

1) What is the classification of plankton to which this class studies? -Zooplankton, one of the two main groups of plankton and Phytoplankton being the other group. Zooplankton in layman’s terms are animals, unlike phytoplankton that are considered plants. Zooplankton are invertebrates that are planktonic, which means that essentially drift along with ocean with the currents. 4) What are the two most important attributes of the Reynold’s number? -Size and speed, are the most important…