The two most prominent types of plankton in the ocean are zooplankton, which are tiny animal organisms, and phytoplankton, which are plantlike. (Other forms of plankton include bacterial and fungal.

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Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth and they play an essential role in the marine food chain. Unable to photosynthesise, as phytoplankton do ...

Clean and safe lake water is an important part of the Finnish identity. In recent decades, interest in the condition of lake ...

“Since zooplankton eat algae and fish eat zooplankton ... as environmentally friendly — may harm important freshwater ...

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Freshwater inflows play an important role in delivering dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to estuaries. Episodic inputs of DOC may support increased bacterial production. However, the role of DOC in ...

p>The chemical DMSP is released when phytoplankton are consumed by zooplankton such as krill. </p> <p>DMSP is decomposed into DMS and released into the water and air. </p> <p>The concentration of ...

Plankton is the name given to a collection of tiny sea life that lives in the ocean. These minute organisms may be small, but they have a big role to play in maintaining the health of our oceans ...