Phytoplankton grow constantly and just about anywhere there are open, sunlit patches of ocean. When conditions are right, the growth of these microscopic cells can blossom to scales that are visible ...

Phytoplankton is an important component of the food-web and is predated by a wide variety of aquatic organisms, such as water ...

Scientists say the phenomenon was primarily driven by high-pressure weather systems that brought high solar radiation, weak ...

Photo Ash erupts high into the atmosphere from Kilauea in 2018. A new study found the eruption sparked a massive phytoplankton bloom that sequestered much of the carbon released during the eruption.

Despite its cold waters and harsh winds, the North Sea is a fertile basin for phytoplankton blooms. The drifting, plantlike organisms tend to be most abundant in late spring and early summer due to ...

A study from the University of Tasmania, Australia, has made a momentous discovery while observing the feeding behaviour of ...

Phytoplankton thrive in nutrient-rich waters, but excess nitrogen and phosphorus from organic pollution can cause rapid overgrowth, leading to harmful algal blooms that disrupt marine ecosystems.

Phytoplankton blooms are one of the most important factors contributing to the efficiency of the carbon pump in the North Atlantic Ocean. To better understand this phenomenon, the ERC remOcean project ...

Satellite data shows deposition of ash from the Kīlauea eruption (top, dark brown) occurred in the same area where a massive phytoplankton bloom (bottom, light blue) formed. When the Kīlauea Volcano ...

The study of phytoplankton dynamics and algal bloom modelling has become increasingly significant in understanding aquatic ecosystems. Current research combines mathematical modelling with ecological ...