Plankton Profile: Oceanic Bacterioplankton IV

Plankton Profile: Oceanic Bacterioplankton IV

Name of plankton: Oceanic bacterioplankton Where sample was found: Hydrostation S, 200m Project: BIOS-SCOPE Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: Seawater was taken from 200m on the September BIOS-SCOPE cruise. This...
Plankton Profile: Oceanic Bacterioplankton III

Plankton Profile: Oceanic Bacterioplankton III

Name of plankton: Oceanic bacterioplankton Where sample was found: Hydrostation S, 300m Project: BIOS-SCOPE Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: Oceanic Bacterioplankton often attach to particles known as marine snow....
Plankton Profile: SAR11

Plankton Profile: SAR11

Name of plankton: SAR11 Where sample was found: Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site, 80m Project: Microbial Observatory Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: SAR11 are heterotrophic bacteria that dominate the...
Plankton Profile: Oceanic bacterioplankton II

Plankton Profile: Oceanic bacterioplankton II

Name of plankton: Oceanic bacterioplankton Where sample was found: Hydrostatic S, 800m depth Project: BIOS-SCOPE Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: Oceanic Bacterioplankton often attach to particles known as marine...
Plankton Profile: Oil Bacteria

Plankton Profile: Oil Bacteria

Name of plankton: Oceanic bacterioplankton Where sample was found: Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site, oil amendment experiment Project: Microbial Observatory Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: Some...