The Vital Role of Diatoms in Aquatic Food Webs

The Vital Role of Diatoms in Aquatic Food Webs

Discover how diatoms, crucial marine microalgae, sustain aquatic food webs and significantly contribute to Earth's oxygen production and carbon sequestration in marine ecosystems. This text forms the student reading for the Wonders of the Web teaching guide.

Topics

  • photosynthesis
  • marine food web
  • diatoms
  • algae
  • marine ecosystems
  • freshwater ecosystems