loading...| Preferred Name | Phytoplankton | |
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plankton |
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| Definitions |
The autotrophic components of the plankton community and a key factor of oceans, seas and freshwater basin ecosystems. Microscopic, but when present in high enough numbers, some varieties may be produce colored patches on the water surface. From Greek, 'phyto' = plant and 'planktos' = wanderer. |
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http://purl.dataone.org/odo/ECSO_00000504 |
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| description |
photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae |
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plankton |
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| definition |
The autotrophic components of the plankton community and a key factor of oceans, seas and freshwater basin ecosystems. Microscopic, but when present in high enough numbers, some varieties may be produce colored patches on the water surface. From Greek, 'phyto' = plant and 'planktos' = wanderer. |
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| definition source |
Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoplankton, http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/phyto.html |
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WordNet |
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plankton |
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phytoplankton |
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phytoplankton |
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odo:ECSO_00000504 |
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Phytoplankton |
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