Phytoplankton are an extremely diverse set of floating, microscopic organisms, which are freely transported by water movements (current, eddies, etc.) and make up the base of the oceanic food web. This work, published in the September issue of Limnology & Oceanography: Fluids & Environments, explores how their diversity is affected by dispersal by different scales of motions in the ocean. Continue reading Mixing Down Diversity
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Darwin Welcomes Two New Students
The Darwin Project is thrilled to add two stellar new MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate students to its ranks this fall. Continue reading Darwin Welcomes Two New Students