Plankton and marine biology: PeerJ research highlights

Plankton and marine biology: PeerJ research highlights

Feb. 10, 1835 was the birthday of Victor Hensen, German oceanographer, who coined the term plankton (singular plankter). They consist of microscopic animals (zooplankton) and plants (phytoplankton). On the smaller end of the spectrum are the bacterioplankton. Plankton...