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Plankton Ecology: Day 4 Lecture

File Name	phytoplankton.growth.ecological.charact.ppt
Data Type	presentation
Computer Program	Microsoft Word 2003
File Size	1.32 MB - 1 file
Expert Level	High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor	Moira R Decima
Source	Moira Decima
Resource Matrix	The Carbon Cycle

Description
This is the lecture potion of the fourth lesson in this four day lesson plan. This lesson explores the consequences of a heterogeneous ocean on phytoplankton. Spatial heterogeneity in the ocean arises as a consequence of distance from shore as well as depth: water column stratification greatly affects the ecology and species distribution of phytoplankton.