This still image is showing the concentrations of phytoplankton observed by satellites in the Southern Ocean. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

New research highlights the link between desertification and significant phytoplankton blooms in the Indian Ocean. A team led by John A. Gittings found that nutrient-rich dust from southern African ...

Millions of tiny organisms called phytoplankton live in every aquatic environment.

Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of ...

as captured by satellite ocean color obervations. Green to red values indicate high phytoplankton concentrations. The image shows a snapshot from April, 2021 (Data from NASA OceanColor WEB https ...

The ecology and biogeochemistry of Earth depend heavily on marine phytoplankton. Satellite ocean color data that allow for the estimation of chlorophyll-a (Chla), a frequently used proxy for ...

Researchers have long relied on satellite ocean color observations to describe phytoplankton at a global scale. From these satellite observations, chlorophyll-a—a commonly used proxy for carbon ...

It's happening because of an explosion of marine plant life known as phytoplankton. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science A NASA satellite captured a stunning image of the New Jersey ...

"This study highlights the critical role of Biogeochemical-Argo floats for improving our understanding of global phytoplankton carbon biomass, revealing that about half of the biomass lies below the ...