Phytopia: Discovery of the Marine Ecosystem is an educational CD-ROM produced by Bigelow Laboratory. It can be ordered on-line using a credit card by clicking here.

Please investigate the following Special Topics:

• NEW! Upwelling Systems
  • Learn about the importance of marine upwelling systems using authentic data, including ties to fisheries, El Niño and La Niña events.
• Toxic & Harmful Algal Blooms
  • Understand toxic and non-toxic HABs, where they occur in U.S. waters, food web effects, how specific toxins affect humans, and the causative phytoplankton species.
• Toxic & Harmful Algal Blooms: Educational Activities
  • These activities will help students gain a better understanding of toxic and harmful algal blooms.
• From the Top of the World... to the Bottom of the Food Web
  • Materials broaden the awareness of marine phytoplankton and NASA's programs that study ocean color.
• Ship Mates
  • Temperature, salinity and chlorophyll data are posted on-line along with several educational activities that guide users through working with on-line oceanographic data.
• Cycling through the Food Web
  • Discover marine bacteria, those "Tiny Titans" of the sea.
• Cycling through the Food Web: Educational Activities
• These activities will help students learn about the role of bacteria in the marine food web.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0085447. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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