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Plankton — Plank ton (pl[a^][ng]k t[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. plagto n, neut. of plagto s wandering, pla zesqai to wander.] (Biol.) All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at or near the surface of salt or fresh waters. {Plank*ton ic}, a.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plankton — For other uses, see Plankton (disambiguation). Photomontage of planktonic organisms Plankton (singular plankter) are any drifting organisms (plants … Wikipedia
plankton — planktonic /plangk ton ik/, adj. /plangk teuhn/, n. the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa. [1890 95; < G, special use of neut … Universalium
plankton — [[t]plæ̱ŋktən[/t]] N UNCOUNT Plankton is a mass of tiny animals and plants that live in the surface layer of the sea. ...its usual diet of plankton and other small organisms … English dictionary
plankton rain — the gentle falling of dead plankton from surface waters into the deeper part of the sea or a lake where they form food for other organisms, inc luding fish directly or indirectly. Also called marine snow … Dictionary of ichthyology
plankton — n. [Gr. plankton, wandering] 1. Pelagic animals collectively, distinguished from coast or bottom forms. 2. A general name for animals (zooplankton) or plants (phytoplankton) living at or near the surface of the water; see seston … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
plankton — /ˈplæŋktən / (say plangktuhn) noun the mass of small animal and plant organisms that float or drift in the water, especially at or near the surface: many fish survive by eating plankton; planktons are important to marine life. {German, from Greek …
plankton — The collection of small or microscopic organisms, including algae and protozoans, that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water, especially at or near the surface, and serve as food for fish and other larger organisms … Fisheries — dictionary
SCAR Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey — It also serves as reference for other Southern Ocean and Antarctic monitoring programs. Several countries collaborate in the survey providing vessels to tow Continuous Plankton Recorders (CPRs) in a near circum Antarctic survey. Tows conducted… … Wikipedia
Sea surface temperature — Weekly average sea surface temperature for the World Ocean during the first week of February 2011, during a period of La Niña … Wikipedia
