Phytoplankton fuel ocean life by feeding other plankton, fish, and ultimately bigger creatures. This video explores the diversity of phytoplankton in the oceans and shows why these plant-like organisms play such a crucial role in life on Earth. In some of the images, color-filtering techniques were used to draw out the fine details in the water, but the features are real. See the full transcript on NASA Earth Observatory: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148661/feeding-the-sea | NASA Ear
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Phytoplankton are microscopic organisms that form the base of the marine food web and about half of the oxygen on Earth. The concentration of their green pigment, chlorophyll, can be seen from space because it changes the color of the water. From measurements collected at sea and analyzed through microscopes, we know there are many of thousands of types of phytoplankton. Computer models combine observations from satellites and ships with physical forcing to estimate where diverse species live an
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The Gulf of Maine is becoming increasingly warm and salty as ocean currents push warm water into the gulf from the Northwest Atlantic. Because of this, phytoplankton — small, plant-like marine organisms that photosynthesize — in the Gulf of Maine are 65% less productive than they were two decades ago, according to a new NASA-funded study. Phytoplankton are at the base of the marine food web, and help provide food for many larger fishes and marine animals. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3NqLk9O
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NASA wants to identify phytoplankton species from space. Here’s why👇 #WorldOceansMonth They’re small, but they’re mighty. From producing oxygen we breathe to soaking up carbon we emit to feeding fish we eat, these tiny plant-like organisms are a crucial part of ocean ecosystems and essential to life as we know it on Earth. 🌊 In early 2024, NASA is launching a satellite that will see Earth’s ocean surface – including phytoplankton – in more color than ever before. The PACE satellite will be abl
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