Title: |
Midlatitude Productivity. |
Caption: |
This animation contains several components. The main component depicts a one-year productivity cycle at mid-latitudes: A graph shows changes in phytoplankton, zooplankton, nutrients, and sunlight, along with accompanying changes in water temperature and photosynthesis compensation depth. Other components include a world productivity map, photos of phytoplankton, and illustrations of zooplankton. |
Keywords: |
oceans, productivity, phytoplankton, zooplankton, photosynthesis, compensation depth, thermoclines |