Global phytoplankton levels, 1994-1998. Animation of a global map showing levels of phytoplankton in the Earth's oceans between 1994 and 1998. Phytoplankton are the base of the marine food web and are a crucial part of the Earth's carbon cycle. This animation was generated by the Darwin Project's ocean and ecosystem model. The model contains flow fields, inorganic nutrients, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and particulate and dissolved organic matter. Colours represent the most dominant type of phytoplankton at a given location based on their size and ability to uptake nutrients. Red represents diatoms, yellow represents flagellates, green represents prochlorococcus, and cyan represents synechococcus. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / NOAA / MIT Darwin Project / Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) / NASA |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Länge: | 43 Sekunden |
Seitenverhältnis: | 16:9 |
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