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|definition= Microscopically small plants which float or swim weakly in fresh or salt water bodies.  
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|definition= Photosynthesizing microscopic biotic organisms which float or swim weakly in fresh or salt water bodies. Phytoplankton are extremely diverse, varying from photosynthesising bacteria (cyanobacteria), to plant-like diatoms, to armour-plated coccolithophores
<ref>CoPraNet glossary [http://www.coastalpractice.net/glossary/index.htm]</ref>.  
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<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoplankton Wikipedia</ref>.  
 
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Different types of phytoplankton: see [[Marine Plankton]].
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See also: [[Algal bloom dynamics]].
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 30 July 2020

Definition of Phytoplankton:
Photosynthesizing microscopic biotic organisms which float or swim weakly in fresh or salt water bodies. Phytoplankton are extremely diverse, varying from photosynthesising bacteria (cyanobacteria), to plant-like diatoms, to armour-plated coccolithophores [1].
This is the common definition for Phytoplankton, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Different types of phytoplankton: see Marine Plankton. See also: Algal bloom dynamics.

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