martes, 24 de noviembre de 2009

Earth From Space: Bloom In The Baltic

ScienceDaily (2005-08-03) -- A colourful summer marine phytoplankton bloom fills much of the Baltic Sea in a new Envisat image. Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants that drift on or near the surface of the sea, by far the most abundant type of life found in the ocean. Just like plants on land they employ green-pigmented chlorophyll for photosynthesis - the process of turning sunlight into chemical energy.
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