Ocean Drifters Up Close

Plymouth University’s Dr. Richard Kirby took incredible, close-up photos of plankton and chronicled these otherworldy animals in his book, Ocean Drifters. Read about his project and explore the gallery.

REFERENCES
Audubon Magazine, Ocean Drifters
Chesapeake Bay Program, Plankton
Los Alamos National Laboratory, The Bottom of the Ocean Food Chain
NASA, Picture of the Week: The Bottom of the Ocean Food Chain as Seen From Space
National Geographic, Save the Plankton, Breathe Freely
National Geographic Education, Ocean
Oceanic Research Group, Plankton: Ocean Drifters
Oceanic Research Group, The Ocean Food Chain
Simply Oceans, The Ocean Food Chain
Wall Street Journal, Beauty at the Bottom of the Food Chain
WWF, The Mighty Oceans

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