Phytoplankton are vulnerable to the ocean's warming trend.
浮游植物很容易受到海洋变暖趋势的影响。
The quantities of phytoplankton in the ocean are changing.
海洋中浮游植物的数量在变化。
Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that grow in the ocean.
浮游植物是生长在海里的微小植物。
But phytoplankton are vulnerable to the ocean's warming trend.
但浮游植物易受海洋变暖趋势的影响。
At the heart of the phenomenon lie tiny marine microorganisms called phytoplankton.
这种现象的核心是被称为浮游植物的微小海洋微生物。
However, phytoplankton flourish only in surface waters where iron levels are sufficiently high.
然而，浮游植物只在铁含量足够高的地表水中繁殖。
Ocean colour varies from green to blue, depending on the type and concentration of phytoplankton.
根据浮游植物的种类和浓度，海洋颜色有从绿色到蓝色不等。
These nutrients have an effect on the starfish, because they cause an increase in the growth of phytoplankton.
这些营养物质会对海星产生影响，因为它们会增加浮游植物的生长。
Phytoplankton live at the ocean surface, where they pull carbon dioxide into the ocean while giving off oxygen.
"浮游植物生活在海洋表面，在那里他们把二氧化碳释放到海里，同时放出氧气。
Because of the way light reflects off the organisms, these phytoplankton create colourful patterns at the ocean surface.
由于光在这些浮游生物身上产生反射，它们在海洋表面形成了五颜六色的图案。
In some waters, such as those of the Arctic, a warming will make conditions riper for phytoplankton, and these areas will turn greener.
在一些水域，比如北极，气候变暖会使浮游植物生长成熟，而这些区域会变得更绿。
Climate change will fuel the growth of phytoplankton in some areas, while reducing it in other spots, leading to changes in the ocean's appearance.
气候变化将加速某些地区浮游植物的生长，同时减少其他地区的浮游植物，导致海洋的外观发生变化。
Warming changes key characteristics of the ocean and can affect phytoplankton growth, since they need not only sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow, but also nutrients.
气候变暖改变了海洋的主要特征，并会影响浮游植物的生长，因为它们不仅需要阳光和二氧化碳才能生长，而且还需要营养。
Found in all the oceans of the world, including the Arctic Ocean, appendicularians tend to remain near the water's surface where the density of phytoplankton is greatest.
在世界上所有的海洋，包括北冰洋，尾海鞘都是出没在浮游植物密度最大的水域表面。
Many theories have been formulated to explain the role of grazers such as zooplankton in controlling the excluded grazers from regions of high phytoplankton concentration.
人们提出了许多理论来解释食草动物，如浮游动物，在控制浮游植物高度集中地区的食草动物方面所起的作用。
Larval CoT starfish eat phytoplankton in their first month of life, so more fertilizer in the ocean means more phytoplankton, which means more starfish, bad for the reefs.
年幼的刺冠海星在出生后的第一个月就以浮游植物为食，所以海洋中肥料越多，浮游植物就越多，也意味着海星越多，这对珊瑚礁非常不利。
While experiments subsequently confirmed that such a procedure increases phytoplankton growth, field tests have shown that such growth does not significantly lower atmospheric carbon dioxide.
虽然后来的实验证实，这种方法增加了浮游植物的生长，但实地试验表明，这种生长不会显著降低大气中的二氧化碳。
But in some waters, such as those of the Arctic, a warming will make conditions worse for phytoplankton.
但在某些水域，如北极水域，气候变暖将使浮游植物的生存条件变得更加恶劣。
Next Page: Importance of phytoplankton.
下一“章”：浮游植物的重要性。
Phytoplankton cause mass mortality in other ways.
浮游植物还以其他方式造成大量死亡。
Phytoplankton as indicators of environmental change
浮游植物可作为环境变化的指示生物
Killing off phytoplankton would be like removing all grass from land.
杀光浮游植物就和把陆地上的草全拔了一样。
This image of phytoplankton was produced by the MODIS Rapid Response System.
这幅关于浮游植物的图像是由MODIS快速反应系统生成的。
In the subtropical oceans, by contrast, phytoplankton populations drop off in summer.
相比之下，亚热带海洋的浮游植物的种群数量在夏季回落。
Some phytoplankton are bacteria, some are protists, and most are single-celled plants.
有些浮游植物是细菌，有些是原生生物，而大多数则是单细胞植物。
By contrast, phytoplankton are scarce in remote ocean gyres due to nutrient limitations.
与此相反，因为养分的限制，在偏远的洋流中浮游植物非常罕见。
In the aftermath of a massive bloom, dead phytoplankton sink to the ocean or lake floor.
在一场大规模水华后，死亡的浮游植物沉入海底或湖底。
As described above, phytoplankton depend upon sunlight, water, and nutrients to survive.
前文介绍过，浮游植物的生活离不开阳光、水份和营养物质。
Photosynthesis by phytoplankton removes carbon dioxide from the air and produces oxygen.
浮游植物通过光合作用消耗空气中的二氧化碳产生氧气。
As phytoplankton starve, so too do the fish and mammals that depend upon them for food.
浮游植物一旦挨饿，那么以浮游植物为食的鱼类及哺乳动物也跟着一起忍饥受饿。
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