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Record 1 1997-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Plant Biology
CONT

Calarcareous oozes are composed predominately of the tests (shells) of zooplankton ..., such as formaminifera ..., and unicellular phytoplankton ..., such as coccolithophores.

OBS

Source(s): Pinet, Paul R. "Oceanography: An Introduction to the Planet Oceanus," 1992, p. 103.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

Le coccolithophore Emailiania huzleyi, une des algues phytoplanctoniques qui produit le précurseur du sulfure de diméthyle (DMS).

Spanish

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