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Our open ocean
station was centered at 36°50'N / 70°W in the Sargasso Sea. Although
it is difficult to convey the beautiful color of open ocean water, check
out the closest "paint match" by clicking
here. How does this compare with colors
at the Upwelling and Continental
Shelf stations? What influences ocean color?
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NANOPLANKTON>>
Microscopic slide
shows nanoplankton that
have been stained to reveal their cytoplasm
when viewed under blue fluorescent
light.
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FACScan
DATA>> At right, a plot of "Fluorescence versus Size"
shows cell types from one depth. Some samples had Prochlorococcus
("P")
and/or Synechococcus ("S")
cells. These tiny (0.6 to 1.0
micrometers) cells, undiscovered until the 1970's, are responsible
for much of the photosynthesis
in the world’s oceans. Some samples also had small eukaryotic
cells ("E").
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Compare these data with other ocean
regimes: