Planktology

Study of plankton

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Plankton

By taxon

* Algae
* diatoms

* coccolithophores
* dinoflagellates

* Protozoans
* radiolarians

* foraminiferans
* amoebae
* ciliates

* Bacteria
* cyanobacteria
* Archaea

* Viruses

By trophic mode

* Phytoplankton
* Zooplankton
* Mixoplankton

By size

* Heterotrophic picoplankton

* Microalgae
* Microzooplankton
* Nanophytoplankton
* calcareous
* Photosynthetic picoplankton
* Picoeukaryote
* Picoplankton
* Marine microplankton

By habitat

* Aeroplankton
* Geoplankton

* Marine plankton
* prokaryotes
* protists

* Freshwater plankton

Other types

* Gelatinous zooplankton
* Holoplankton
* Ichthyoplankton
* Meroplankton
* Pseudoplankton
* Tychoplankton

Blooms

* Algal bloom
* Critical depth
* Cyanobacterial bloom
* Harmful algal bloom
* Spring bloom
* Eutrophication
* Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
* Great Calcite Belt
* Milky seas effect

Related topics

* Algaculture
* CLAW hypothesis
* CPR
* Diel vertical migration
* f-ratio
* Marine primary production

* Ocean fertilization
* iron
* Paradox of the plankton
* Planktivore
* Planktology
* Thin layers
* NAAMES

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Planktology is the study of plankton, various small drifting plants, animals and microorganisms that inhabit bodies of water. Planktology topics include primary production, energy flow and the carbon cycle.

Plankton drive the "biological pump", a process by which the ocean ecosystem transports carbon from the surface euphotic zone to the ocean's depths. Such processes are vital to carbon dioxide sinks, one of several possibilities for countering global warming. Modern planktology includes behavioral aspects of drifting organisms, engaging modern in situ imaging devices.

Some planktology projects allow the public to participate online, such as the Long-term Ecosystem Observatory.

There are a very large number of, often closely related or similar looking, plankton species which makes classification a challenge for scientists. Their habitat also adds challenges to their study.[1]

## Notable planktologists

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* Karl Banse
* Sayed ElSayed
* Paul Falkowski
* Gotthilf Hempel
* Victor Hensen
* Uwe Kils
* Johannes Krey
* Jürgen Lenz
* Vivienne Cassie Cooper

* Fish portal
* Marine life portal
* Biology portal

## See also

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* Marine biology
* Biological oceanography

## References

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1. ^ Berger, W. H. "Review: Foundations of Planktology". jstor.org. American Association for the Advancement of Science. JSTOR 2874013. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

## External links

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* Victor Hensen biography
* Gotthilf Hempel
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Plankton

About plankton|

* Algal bloom
* CLAW hypothesis
* High lipid content microalgae
* Holoplankton
* Marine microorganisms
* Meroplankton
* Mycoplankton
* Milky seas effect
* Paradox of the plankton
* Planktivore
* Planktology
* Red tide
* Spring bloom
* Thin layers
* More...

By size|

* Eukaryotic picoplankton
* Heterotrophic picoplankton
* Marine microplankton
* Microphyte (microalgae)
* Nanophytoplankton
* Photosynthetic picoplankton
* Picobiliphyte
* Picoeukaryote
* Picoplankton

Bacterioplankton|

* Aeromonas salmonicida
* Cyanobacteria
* Cyanobiont
* Cyanotoxin
* Enteric redmouth disease
* Flavobacterium
* Flavobacterium columnare
* Pelagibacter ubique
* Marine bacteriophage
* SAR11 clade
* Streptococcus iniae

Phytoplankton|

* Auxospore
* Axodine
* Bacteriastrum
* Chaetoceros
* Chaetocerotaceae
* Coccolithophore
* Emiliania huxleyi
* Eustigmatophyte
* Frustule
* Stramenopile
* Nannochloropsis
* Navicula
* Prasinophyceae
* Raphidophyte
* Thalassiosira pseudonana

Diatom orders|

* Centrales
* Pennales
* Classes: Coscinodiscophyceae
* Fragilariophyceae
* Bacillariophyceae

Flagellates|

* Brevetoxin
* Choanoflagellates
* Dinoflagellates
* Flagellum
* Pfiesteria piscicida
* Saxitoxin
* Symbiodinium
* Velvet (fish disease)

Zooplankton|

* Chaetognatha
* Ciguatera
* Ctenophora
* Gelatinous zooplankton
* Ichthyoplankton
* Jellyfish
* Marine larvae
* Crustacean larvae
* Salmon louse
* Sea louse

Copepod orders|

* Calanoida
* Canuelloida
* Cyclopoida
* Gelyelloida
* Harpacticoida
* Misophrioida
* Monstrilloida
* Mormonilloida
* Platycopioida
* Siphonostomatoida
* More...

Related topics|

* Aeroplankton
* Algaculture
* Algal mat
* Algal nutrient solutions
* Artificial seawater
* Autotrophs
* Biological pump
* Diel vertical migration
* Dimethylsulfoniopropionate
* f-ratio
* Fish diseases and parasites
* Heterotroph
* HNLC
* Macroalgae
* Manta trawl
* Marine mucilage
* Microbial mat
* Ocean acidification
* Marine microorganisms
* Marine primary production
* Pseudoplankton
* Stromatolite
* Tychoplankton
* Zoid
* C-MORE
* CPR
* AusCPR
* MOCNESS
* SCAR

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