The evidence which suggests that extreme environmental conditions caused a mass die - off of ocean plankton in parts of the tropics, will be updated and some of the implications of this will be considered. (royalsociety.org)
Sea salt comes from sea spray over the oceans, dust from dry desert areas, black carbon from burning of forests and fossil fuels, sulphates derive from ocean plankton and burning coal, nitrates derive from fertiliser use, car exhausts and lightning, and secondary organics come from the stew of volatile organic compounds from industrial and natural sources alike. (realclimate.org)
These organisms, found mostly in certain ocean plankton communities, live a flexible, «mixotrophic» lifestyle. (sciencedaily.com)