Likewise, every year in late summer to early fall, large blooms of dinoflagellates take place. Both are major types of phytoplankton and thus serve as a major part of the base of the oceanic food ...

Blooms of coccolithophores can also be beneficial for the local environment. For example, their calcium carbonate scales can ...

The answer lies in dinoflagellates' remarkable ability to swim, which lends them a competitive advantage over other species of phytoplankton. Skip to main content.

By definition, plankton are waterborne animals or plants that cannot swim against an ambient current. For the most part they float, although some can maneuver as long as they “go with the flow.” ...

Watching phytoplankton illuminate the world's shores is an otherworldly experience. With a bit of luck and perseverance, these are the best places to catch the notoriously elusive natural phenomenon.

The ocean is chock full of surprises, especially with strange creatures lurking in its hidden depths. Sometimes, it even ...

Researchers expected to find a smaller proportion of diatom biomass in the phytoplankton population compared with dinoflagellates, but that wasn't reflected in the data. (Ruby Hu/Dalhousie University) ...

Several different phytoplankton species, including diatoms and dinoflagellates, seen through a microscope. These species use the VHA-enhancing mechanism of photosynthesis discovered in a new study.

A wave filled with bioluminescent phytoplankton rolls into Manresa State Beach on Monday night as an angler casts into the surf. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 70°F.

A trio of oceanographers and mathematicians at Dalhousie University, in Canada, has found evidence that the populations of two major types of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic Ocean have been ...

Two main types of phytoplankton have been decreasing in biomass in the North Atlantic by two per cent each year for the past 60 years, a new study has found.Dalhousie University researchers analyzed ...