Seafarer citizen scientist ocean transparency data as a resource for phytoplankton and climate research.

Seafarer citizen scientist ocean transparency data as a resource for phytoplankton and climate research.

The oceans' phytoplankton that underpin the marine food chain appear to be changing in abundance due to global climate change. Here, we compare the first four years of data from a citizen science ocean transparency study, conducted by seafarers using home-made Secchi Disks and a free Smartphone...

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Main Authors: Secchi Disk Seafarers, Samantha Lavender, Gregory Beaugrand, Nicholas Outram, Nigel Barlow, David Crotty, Jake Evans, Richard Kirby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5718423?pdf=render

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