PPT-Phytoplankton

Asterionella colonial diatom Anabaena filamentous bluegreen Scenedesmus colonial green Metaphyton columns Dominant Genera of Metaphyton Cladophora Oedogonium. Box 775 Cambridge Maryland 216130775 USA ABSTRACT Acclimation of the photosynthetic apparatus to changes of irradiance temperature and nutrient availability involving regulation of the chlorophyll acarbon ratio g is a universal feature of all phytop Snejana. Moncheva1, Maria Pantazi2, Larisa Pautova3, Laura Boichenko4, Dan Vassiliu4,Luydmila Mantzosh5 . 1Institute of . Oceanology. -BAS, . Parvi. Mai str., No 40, . P.O.Box. 152, Bulgaria. 2HCMR P.O. BOX 712, . . By: ESAI, ROBIN, and CHELSEA . Depth, Dissolved 02, Light. Estuary depth: Usually ranges from 5m-10m (16ft-33ft). . Dissolved 02: In estuaries, prominent plant deaths rob estuaries of oxygen levels. Shallow, well mixed estuaries do much better in oxygen levels.. ynthesis and Future Plans. Marine Science Institute. University of California Santa Barbara. Focus:. Determine how the structure and function of kelp forests and their material exchange with adjacent land and ocean ecosystems are altered by disturbance and climate. (This is not what real plankton looks like. .  ). From the Greek word “. planktos. ” meaning to drift. They cannot swim against a current. The Base of the Ocean Food Web. Plankton can be in any of the kingdoms of life. The system should be simple and affordable. Ideally, the system that we design should be easily purchased and fabricated, so that new aquaculture enterprises can begin without requiring a large investment of capital. All parts should preferably be available in a local hardware store, . Mick Follows. How do ocean ecosystem models work?. Applications and links to ‘. omics. -based observations. Physiological sub-models. Observed seasonal variation of phytoplankton at Georges Bank. G. Riley. Fluorometry. (FRRf) to study phytoplankton physiology in optically complex oceans. Derek Connor & David McKee. University of Strathclyde - derek.connor@strath.ac.uk. The world’s rainforests play a crucial role in maintaining the equilibrium of the global carbon cycle. However, what . Riverbend Sciences. Jacob Kann. Aquatic Ecosystem Sciences, LLC.. Ann St. Amand. PhycoTech. , Inc..  . Standardization . and Long-term Trends in . a Multi-Decadal Phytoplankton Database for Upper . Klamath . As part of a long-term marine water quality monitoring program, the King County Dept. of Natural Resources & Parks has collected nutrient and chlorophyll data for almost 20 years at multiple subtidal locations in the Puget Sound Central Basin (Figure 1). This monitoring program has yielded a unique dataset for evaluating the effects of both large and local scale climatic conditions on phytoplankton and nutrient dynamics. . What am I and why am I important to life in the ocean?. What Do You Really Know About Plankton?. Name means: “Drifters” or “Wanderers. ”. So. . .are they autotrophs. or heterotrophs?. They can be either one!. phytoplankton cadis . fly larvae . tadpole fish heron. Arrows in a food chain represent _____________________________.. Arrows always point towards _________________________________.. Zooplankton. Review food webs. Motivation for studying plankton. How plankton are collected. Review: What is plankton?. Plankton comes from the Greek word . Planktos. that translates to “wanderer” or “drifter”. The velocity of the water is small (negligible). The differences along the vertical dimension are relevant. The dynamics of higher levels of the trophic chain (phytoplankton, zooplankton, fishes) are relevant.