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Spotlight

How do you collect a phytoplankton sample? What kind of tools and equipment do you need? What do researchers really do? How do you make a scientific illustration of a diatom? Our spotlight section is all about answering these behind-the-scenes questions, by shining a spotlight on different areas of phytoplankton research. Click on the images below to learn more!

 
 


glider home

Underwater Glider


thalass D5

Silicic acid deposition

 

Jenny sampling

Integrated sample - net tow

Corlis drawing

Scientific illustration


field scope

Phytoplankton identification


Dan taking net tow

Discrete sample


SPATT

Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Testing


Asterionella

Light microscopy

   
   

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