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The Ocean's Green Machines

One tiny marine plant makes life on Earth possible: phytoplankton. These microscopic photosynthetic drifters form the basis of the marine food web, they regulate carbon in the atmosphere, and are responsible for half of the photosynthesis that takes place on this planet. Earth's climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, and as our home planet warms, so does the ocean. Warming waters have big consequences for phytoplankton and for the planet. For complete transcript, click here.    One tiny marine plant makes life on Earth possible: phytoplankton. These microscopic photosynthetic drifters form the basis of the marine food web, they regulate carbon in the atmosphere, and are responsible for half of the photosynthesis that takes place on this planet. Earth's climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, and as our home planet warms, so does the ocean. Warming waters have big consequences for phytoplankton and for the planet.

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Duration: 5.6 minutes
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Animation Number:10497
Completed:2009-10-08
Animator:Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC) (Lead)
Video Editor:Maria Frostic (UMBC)
Interviewees:Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)
 Michael Behrenfeld (Oregon State University)
Narrator:Troy Cline (Raytheon/GSFC)
Producer:Maria Frostic (UMBC)
Scientists:Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)
 Michael Behrenfeld (Oregon State University)
Videographer:Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC)
Platform/Sensor/Data Set:SeaStar/SeaWiFS/Biosphere
Series:Narrated Movies
 Earth Science Week
Keywords:
DLESE >> Biology
SVS >> Earth
SVS >> Earth Science
DLESE >> Ecology
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Ocean
SVS >> Phytoplankton
SVS >> Phytoplankton Blooms
SVS >> Plankton
SVS >> Water
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Food-web Dynamics
SVS >> Edited Feature
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http://climate.nasa.gov/esw
 
 
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