authority: gcos
slug: plankton
name: Plankton
domain: ocean
subdomain: biology
authority_id: gcos:plankton
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: null
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: abundance
    entity: plankton
canonical_units: cells m-3
gcos_requirement_tier:
  threshold: null
  breakthrough: null
  goal: null
description: |
  Phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass, abundance and community
  composition, from Continuous Plankton Recorder, imaging-flow cytometry,
  eDNA and satellite phytoplankton functional types.
theme: ocean
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://gcos.wmo.int/site/global-climate-observing-system-gcos/essential-climate-variables/plankton