Ocean Plants - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ocean plants have adapted to living in the marine environment and can vary from single cell organisms to thick forests of kelp. These plants are an important food source for invertebrates …
Seagrass Meadows - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2021年7月26日 · The plants’ roots help hold sediment in place and their leaves slow the flow of water, reducing its power and preventing extensive erosion. When wind and water wash …
Ocean Plants – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ocean Plants. Ocean Life/Ocean Plants/ The 10,000-foot view. WHOI’s Tom Bell tracks changes to ...
Phytoplankton - A Simple Guide - WHOI
2021年7月26日 · Phytoplankton are mostly microscopic, single-celled photosynthetic organisms that live suspended in water. Like land plants, they take up carbon dioxide, make …
Algae - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
August 20, 2020 Specialized camera system gives unprecedented view of ocean life. With still so much to learn about the planktonic creatures that support the marine food web, scientists with …
Does the ocean produce oxygen? - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
Until 600 million years ago, Earth’s atmosphere had less than five percent oxygen. It was mainly a mix of nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Land plants didn’t exist until 470 million years ago. Trees …
Growing Marine Plants Need Their Vitamins
2007年6月7日 · Your mother was right: You need your vitamins. And that turns out to be true for life in the oceans, too. B 12 —an essential vitamin for land-dwelling animals, including …
Are corals plants, animals, or rocks? - Woods Hole Oceanographic ...
Corals can survive without zooxanthellae. Photosynthesis requires sunlight. Deep-sea corals live in the dark, where they can’t photosynthesize. These corals don’t have algae. Corals in …
Deep-sea Corals - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Just like plants on land, the algae use photosynthesis to make food, which is also used by the corals. In return for food, the algae get a house—a hard coral skeleton to settle in. Deep-sea …
Carbon Cycle - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2024年9月13日 · Individual atoms move from one reservoir to another: between the atmosphere and the oceans, from plants to animals to decomposers, to sediments and rock, and …