There are some phytoplankton, some photosynthetic plankton that also undergo vertical movements.

有一些植物，一些光合作用的生物也进行垂直运动。

Those phytoplankton do something really incredible.

这些植物的作用非常神奇。

Phytoplankton serve as the base of ocean food webs.

植物是海洋食物网的基础。

There's these microscopic organisms called phytoplankton.

海洋中有一些微生物，称为“植物”。

In the oceans, cyanobacteria would dominate over other phytoplankton species.

在海洋中，蓝藻将会主导其他植物。

At the heart of the phenomenon lie tiny marine microorganisms called phytoplankton.

这个现象的核心是一种小的海洋微生物，叫生物。

Okay, so there's a different class of plankton called phytoplankton.

好吧，所以有一种不同的生物叫植物。

Many fish that depend on phytoplankton swam away from the area.

以生物为食的大量鱼群离开海域。

This is perfect for photosynthesis and photosynthesis is dope, Hello phytoplankton productivity!

这非常适合光合作用，而光合作用又是兴奋剂，您好，植物的生产力！

The phytoplankton trails the edge of the ice and can stretch for nearly fifty kilometers.

植物沿着冰层的边缘生长，绵延可达近五十公里。

These nutrients help to form phytoplankton -- extremely small organisms that take in carbon.

这些营养物质有助于形成植物——能吸收碳的极小生物。

Algae need light, so must live near the surface—as must the zooplankton and other animals that need the phytoplankton.

海藻需要光线，所以必须生活在接近海面的区域—还有需要植物的动物和其它动物也同样此。

Now larger creatures called krill love to eat phytoplankton directly or indirectly.

磷虾这种稍大一点的生物会直接或间接地吃掉生物。

So if there's an increase in phytoplankton, it will start to attract larger lifeforms.

因此，果植物增多，就会开始吸引更大型的生物。

Much of the rest is unattached algae, known as phytoplankton, and tiny animals, known as zooplankton.

而其它大多数是独立生长的海藻，被称为植物，还有被称为动物的小动物。

Ocean color varies from green to blue, depending on the type and concentration of phytoplankton.

海洋的颜色在绿色与蓝色之间变化，这取决于生物的种类和密度。

But phytoplankton are vulnerable to the ocean's warming trend.

但是这些生物在面对全球变暖的趋势时是很脆弱的。

The Arctic phytoplankton bloom, which used to run from June to September, now runs from April to September.

以前，北极生物的大量繁殖期是六月到九月，而现在繁殖期则早在四月就开始了，直到九月才结束。

Because of the way light reflects off the organisms, these phytoplankton create colorful patterns at the ocean surface.

因为光线在这种生物体上的反射方式，这些生物会在海洋表面产生一种多彩的图案。

In summer, the powerful nonstop rays of the sun create a bloom of phytoplankton and microscopic plant life.

夏季时强力而持续的太阳光照使植物生长旺盛，而微生植物也很兴旺。