There has been frequent occurrence of red tides in coastal waters around Korea. This not only causes damage to the fisheries industry but also affects the marine ecosystem.
A project to help more accurately measure the health of our oceans has been supported with a grant from the Simons Foundation.
Phytoplankton are the...
The third edition of the Ocean State Report (OSR) describes the continuation of trends highlighted in last year’s edition, but at an alarmingly accelerating...
Phytoplankton use sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow, forming the base of the ocean food web. Phytoplankton are eaten by zooplankton, which are eaten...
Phytoplankton form the base of the marine food chain but are notoriously difficult for scientists to account for — a little like trying to identify and count motes of dust in the air.
