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Plankton Ecology: Day 4 Data and Key

File Name	phytoplankton.data.and.key.xls
Data Type	spreadsheet
Computer Program	Microsoft Word 2003
File Size	18.00 KB - 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 data for the activity carried out as part of the last lesson of this unit. This lesson expands on material covered on the previous lecture, exploring consequences of a heterogeneous ocean on phytoplankton. The distribution, population growth rates and general ecology of phytoplankton is explored as a consequence of the heterogeneity of water masses.