Assorted diatoms -one of the most common types of phytoplankton- living between crystals of annual sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Image digitized from original 35mm Ektachrome slide. Photo source: NSF Polar Programs / NOAA
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In the future, warmer waters could significantly change ocean distribution of populations of phytoplankton, tiny organisms that could have a major effect on climate change…
