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Plankton Ecology: Day 3 Lesson
File Name
lesson.plan.day.3.doc
Data Type
document
Computer Program
Microsoft Word 2003
File Size
32.00 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 third of a 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.
Keywords
plankton, phytoplankton, diatom, dinoflagellate, coccolithophore, flagellate, Prochlorococcus, Synecochoccus, stratification, water column
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