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A brief discussion about marine plankton and the phenomenon known as Diel Vertical Migration.
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DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION
OCEANOGRAPHYFALL 2013
NICOLE LAAS
“A Study of Marine Plankton”
What is a Plankton?
Lions Main jellyfish
Small Plankton
Phytoplankton Zooplankton
Food Chain
Phytoplankotn
Zooplankton Fish Sharks
Other marine
organisms
Food for Thought
Food for Thought
Principles of Migration
Migration
Nutrient Limitations
Emerging thermoclineSpring Summer
Waning thermoclineEarly Winter
Late Winter + Winter
Storms
North Atlantic
Does it Snow in the Ocean?
Where Plankton ThriveHigh Productivity Low Productivity
Photography References:Slide 2:http://aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_58/issue_4/1207.pdf3 slide picture of migrationhttp://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v6/n7/fig_tab/ngeo1872_F1
.html 3 slide picture of migration (simple) ahttp://la.cesam.ua.pt/highlights/2006/Highlight%2013_files/imag
e002.jpgPrinciples of Migration (2nd grade)http://benoenenzy.be/fleaworld/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mig
ration.jpgSponge bob planktonhttp://fc09.deviantart.net/fs27/i/2008/034/8/6/Plankton_Meets_P
lankton_by_athenatt.jpgLions Manearticle220220414F96E97000005DC818_964x625
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