The importance of picophytoplankton and its top-down control in marine environments |
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| Authors: | Hongbin Liu Bingzhang Chen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Atmospheric, Marine, and Coastal Environment (AMCE) Program, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong; 2. Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Phytoplankton are classfied into three groups based on size: microphytoplankton (＞20 μm),nanophytoplankton (2-20 μm),and picophytoplankton(＜2 μm) (Sieburth et al.1978)[1].Picophytoplanktonare composed of three groups:Prochlorococcus,Synechococcus,and picophytoeukaryotes.The former two are unicellular cyanobacteria. |
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