See the microscopic beauty of plankton – and their predators up close, via the work of artist Jan van IJken
Plankton form the base of marine and freshwater food webs. They consist of phytoplankton and zooplankton . Their name derives from the Greek word for “drifter”, since they are too tiny to fight tides or currents. Phytoplankton oxygenate the ocean through photosynthesis, enabling marine animals to thrive, and produce about. Yet despite their abundance and fundamental role for life on Earth, their microscopic nature makes them easy to ignore.
“The most exciting thing of the whole project was the discovery of this parallel, beautiful, strange, complex world, ” saysInspired by the microscopic beauty of plankton – and their predators, van IJken embarked on a photo and. Over a year, he collected a diverse array of species from various Dutch waters, including puddles, lakes and seas,Advertisement
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