How data visualizations of plankton can connect us to underwater ecosystems
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Martina Doblin, from the University of technology Sydney is asking the public to come with her on an underwater journey with drifting microscopic plankton to help build a global picture of how the organisms are affected by changes in ocean conditions.
These microscopic organisms play a hugely important role in our ecosystem. Not only do they fuel the underwater food chain, but it is estimated that over 90% of the world’s oxygen is produced by marine plankton.
Martina has spent her entire career looking at microscopic plankton under a microscope, and is excited the public will finally get a chance to see the underwater species that has such a large impact on our oceans, up close.