plancton

conjunto de organismos, principalmente microscópicos, que flotan en aguas saladas o dulces

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Plankton are tiny organisms that drift in water, including both photosynthetic forms like cyanobacteria and diatoms, as well as various zooplankton that range from permanent residents to temporary visitors such as fish eggs and larvae. They form a diverse community that is fundamental to aquatic ecosystems, serving as a primary food source and supporting the base of aquatic food webs.

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Research

40,226 papers

Bioprospecting marine plankton.ReviewMarine drugs · 2013Abida H, Ruchaud S, Rios L et al.DOI: 10.3390/md11114594
Plankton distribution and ocean dispersal.ReviewThe Journal of experimental biology · 2012McManus MA, Woodson CBDOI: 10.1242/jeb.059014
Biofilm dispersion.ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology · 2020Rumbaugh KP, Sauer KDOI: 10.1038/s41579-020-0385-0
Late Cenozoic cooling restructured global marine plankton communities.Nature · 2023Woodhouse A, Swain A, Fagan WF et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05694-5
Plankton response to global warming is characterized by non-uniform shifts in assemblage composition since the last ice age.Nature ecology & evolution · 2022Strack T, Jonkers L, C Rillo M et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01888-8
Studies of marine planktonic diatoms. I. Cyclotella nana Hustedt, and Detonula confervacea (cleve) Gran.Canadian journal of microbiology · 1962GUILLARD RR, RYTHER JHDOI: 10.1139/m62-029
Microbial plankton uptake enhances the degradation of a biodegradable microplastic.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2025Schenone L, Capitani L, Lora U et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126252
Planktonic Marine Archaea.ReviewAnnual review of marine science · 2019Santoro AE, Richter RA, Dupont CLDOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-121916-063141

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: organism
Image: Diatoms through the microscope.jpg

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Commons category: Plankton
topic's main category: Category:Plankton
Commons gallery: Plankton
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
studied by: planktology
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name: plankton
habitat: air
opposite of: nekton

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Article · Español

Se denomina plancton (del griego πλαγκτόν [planctón], ‘lo errante’ o ‘lo que va errante’) al conjunto de organismos, principalmente microscópicos, que flotan en aguas saladas o dulces, más abundantes hasta los 200 metros de profundidad, aproximadamente. Se distingue del necton, palabra que denomina a todos los nadadores activos y del neuston, los que viven en la interfase o límite con el aire, es decir, en la superficie. Plancton (organismos que viven en suspensión en el agua), bentos (del fondo de ecosistemas acuáticos) y edafón (de la comunidad que habita los suelos).

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