authority: goos
slug: phytoplankton-biomass-and-diversity
name: Phytoplankton Biomass and Diversity
domain: ocean
subdomain: biology-ecosystems
authority_id: goos:phytoplankton-biomass-and-diversity
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/A05/current/EV_Phytoplankton/
  cf_standard_name: mass_concentration_of_phytoplanktonic_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water
  gcos_overlap: null
canonical_units: mg m-3
description: |
  Standing stock and community composition of marine phytoplankton -
  biomass (chlorophyll-a, carbon), functional types, and species
  diversity. Base of the marine food web and primary control on ocean
  productivity.
theme: ocean
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://goosocean.org/eov/phytoplankton-biomass-and-diversity/