Scientists show that a virus was responsible for the collapse of a large coccolithophore bloom in the North Atlantic.
Published Nov 26, 2014
Shades of green and blue blend in subtle swirls in this photo-like image of a phytoplankton bloom off the west coast of Iceland taken on June 24, 2010.
Published Jun 30, 2010
Fall storms often hinder ecological research in the vicinity of the North Atlantic, but in 2015, scientists made observations from ship, aircraft, and satellite.
Published Dec 10, 2015
Unusually clear skies and persistent, unseasonable heat may have set the stage for large and persistent blooms of phytoplankton in the waters around England.
Published Jun 26, 2020
Bright colors mark the return of the annual North Atlantic phytoplankton bloom to ocean waters from Denmark to Iceland.
Published Jul 12, 2013
Acquired on May 22,2010, this natural-color image shows a phytoplankton bloom stretching hundreds of kilometers, from the waters west of Ireland to the Bay of Biscay.
Published May 26, 2010
The waters off of Newfoundland were colored by coccolithophore blooms for two months.
Published Sep 21, 2020
Early summer water conditions provide fertile territory for phytoplankton blooms.
Published Jul 5, 2015
In mid-June 2016, satellites captured images of a bloom east of the Shetland Islands.
Published Jun 14, 2016
Reminiscent of the distinctive swirls in a Van Gogh painting, millions of microscopic plants color the waters of the North Atlantic with strokes of blue, turquoise, green, and brown. Fed by nutrients that have built up during the winter and the long, sunlit days of late spring and early summer, the cool waters of the North Atlantic come alive every year with a vivid display of color. The microscopic plants, called phytoplankton, that give the water this color are the base of the marine food chain.
Published Jul 3, 2007
The waters around Newfoundland have been teeming with phytoplankton since the beginning of September.
Published Sep 23, 2019
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