Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food source for many sea creatures and produce almost half the oxygen we breathe.

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 57, No. 2 (2012), pp. 554-566 (13 pages) Nutrient utilization traits can be used to link the ecophysiology of phytoplankton to population dynamic models and the ...