Phytoplankton Bloom Off Coast of Ireland – June 5th, 2013
Ireland – June 4th, 2013 Phytoplankton blooms are a common phenomenon, caused by microscopic plants that float in the upper, sunlit layers of the ocean. When large numbers of phytoplankton are...
View ArticleGreen and Blue Phytoplankton Bloom Southwest of Ireland and UK
Ireland and UK – June 4th, 2013 Phytoplankton are possibly the most important group of organisms on the planet as they generate most of the oxygen that we breath. Also, as they convert inorganic...
View ArticlePhytoplankton Blooms by Ireland and Scotland
Ireland and UK – June 6th, 2013 A phytoplankton bloom, created by millions of microorganisms, continues to turn the waters southwest of Ireland bright shades of blue and green. A second, fainter bloom...
View ArticleSediments and Phytoplankton by Argentine Patagonia
Argentina – June 8th, 2013 Sediments and phytoplankton can be seen off the coast of Argentine Patagonia. The greenish plume of color streaming northeastward off Peninsula Valdes (center) is likely...
View ArticlePhytoplankton Near King Sound, Australia
Australia – June 10th, 2013 Sediments color the waters of King Sound, in north-west Australia, famous for its tides that can reach up to 11.8 m (the second biggest tides in the world, after the Bay of...
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