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The 36 pages that link to Phytoplankton, each with the reason it gives.

• Marine food webBroader topic: They are major primary producers at the base of many marine food webs.

• Marine snowRelated: Their cells and products supply much of the organic matter that becomes marine snow.

• PlanktonBroader topic: These drifting producers supply much of the energy entering marine food webs.

• Ozone depletionRelated: Excess UV-B can damage these organisms and affect marine ecosystem productivity.

• Antarctic krillRelated: Phytoplankton blooms provide a major food supply for krill during the open-water season.

• Marine ecosystemRelated: They form the base of many marine food webs and produce much oceanic organic matter.

• Aquatic food webBroader topic: Phytoplankton are primary producers at the base of many open-water webs.

• KrillRelated: Phytoplankton are a central food source for krill.

• DiatomNarrower topic: Diatoms are a major component of this drifting producer community.

• Suspension feedingBroader topic: They are a major source of suspended food for aquatic animals.

• Biological carbon pumpRelated: These surface-water producers convert dissolved inorganic carbon into organic matter.

• Coastal upwellingRelated: They use the nutrients delivered to sunlit waters and form the base of many upwelling food webs.

• ProtistNarrower topic: Protists such as diatoms and dinoflagellates make up much of this aquatic community.

• Algal bloomNarrower topic: Blooms arise when populations of these drifting organisms grow rapidly.

• Green algaeNarrower topic: Many green algae contribute to aquatic primary production as phytoplankton.

• Oxygenic photosynthesisBroader topic: Marine phytoplankton perform a substantial share of global oxygenic photosynthesis.

• CoccolithophoreNarrower topic: Coccolithophores are calcifying members of this broader planktonic group.

• AlgaeBroader topic: Many unicellular algae live as drifting phytoplankton in oceans and lakes.

• DinoflagellateNarrower topic: Photosynthetic dinoflagellates are a major component of this diverse planktonic community.

• CopepodRelated: Many copepods graze on phytoplankton, channeling its production to larger animals.

• MixotrophyNarrower topic: Mixotrophic phytoplankton complicate estimates of production and grazing.

• Ultraviolet-BRelated: Elevated ultraviolet-B can impair phytoplankton growth and photosynthesis near the water surface.

• ChytridiomycotaRelated: Some chytrids parasitize phytoplankton, influencing aquatic populations and food-web transfer.

• Eicosapentaenoic acidRelated: Marine phytoplankton synthesize EPA and form a foundation for its movement through food webs.

• Polar ecosystemRelated: In polar seas, blooms provide the base of many marine food webs.

• ChlorophytaNarrower topic: Many unicellular chlorophytes are phytoplankton and support aquatic consumers.

• Freshwater food webBroader topic: These often form the base of open-water food webs in lakes and ponds.

• Photic zoneRelated: These organisms account for much of the zone’s open-water photosynthesis.

• Lake ecosystemBroader topic: These suspended producers form the base of many lake food webs.

• Lake TahoeRelated: Their growth can cloud Tahoe’s water when nutrients become more available.

• Golden algaeRelated: Many golden algae contribute to the photosynthetic plankton of freshwater habitats.

• SalpBroader topic: These organisms are among the small particles captured by salp feeding nets.

• Silver carpRelated: These organisms form much of the silver carp’s food.

• TambaquiRelated: Plant-like plankton can supplement tambaqui's diet, especially at early life stages.

• CryptomonadNarrower topic: Cryptomonads are members of this diverse producer community.

• Ocean surface ecosystemBroader topic: These primary producers convert surface sunlight and dissolved nutrients into biomass.