Tag: phytoplankton
phytoplankton
Monday, June 11th 2012 - 19:23 UTC
Extended blooming phytoplankton discovered under thinning Arctic ice cap
Scientists have made a biological discovery in Arctic Ocean waters as dramatic and unexpected as finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. A NASA-sponsored expedition punched through three-foot thick sea ice to find waters richer in microscopic marine plants, essential to all sea life, than any other ocean region on Earth.
Published in:
Environment, Health & Science, International.
