Phytoplankton are free floating flora which convert inorganic compounds into complex organic compounds. This process of primary productivity supports the pelagic food-chain (Britannica Online, 1997).
Data Links:
- Chlorophyll-a Data around Japan (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite ADEOS, National space Development Agency of Japan NASDA)
- Ocean Chlorophyll (CZC Biosphere (SeaWiFS)) (Earth Observatory, NASA)
- Phytoplankton Primary Productivity Research (Ocean Color from Oceans and Ice Branch, links to CZCS Images and Data, NASA/GSFC)
- SeaWiFS Project (NASA/GSFC)
Other Links:
- China Harmful Algal Bloom Webpages (Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao)
- Harmful Algae Page (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
- Internet Sites of Interest to Phycologists (University of Port Elizabeth)
- Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton (CCMP, Living stock culture collections for marine phytoplankton. Includes searchable database and ordering and culturing information)
Educational Links:
- Ocean Color (Athena Earth and Space Science for K-12 , Oceans Curriculum)
- What are phytoplankton? (NASA)
PMEL Publications on phytoplankton:
Listed below are direct links to abstracts of PMEL articles relating to phytoplankton beginning 1968 to the present, using PMEL's Publication Information Search Engine: