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Phytoplankton are photosynthetic organisms that drift in the photic (sunlit) zones of marine and freshwater environments. They are extremely important in marine and freshwater food webs. Diatoms, dinoflagellates and cyanobacteria are important examples of phytoplankton.
Source:
Stout, Prentice K. Phytoplankton: Plants of the Sea; December 2009
Stewart, Robert R. Marine Food Webs; 2005. December 2009
Resource:
Phytoplankton Identification
Phytoplankton Guide to the Chesapeake and Other Areas
Phytoplankton Monitoring Network
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