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Definition of phytoplankton
: planktonic plant life
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Other offshore parts of the Great Lakes have deficient levels of the nutrients, starving phytoplankton species that form the base of its food chain.
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These types of phytoplankton blooms are common in the Black Sea, but scientists can’t say for certain why this year’s bloom burst so brilliantly.
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But don't be fooled; phytoplankton bloom means the waters of the Bosphorous, Golden Horn, and Black Sea are actually filled with microscopic organisms.
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But a huge bloom of phytoplankton has illuminated it — and the connected Bosporus and the Golden Horn of Istanbul — with beautiful swirls of milky blue-green.
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If the phytoplankton blooms are too large, this can lead to eutrophication, when oxygen is lost from the water and kills marine life.
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Diatoms, on the other hand — another type of phytoplankton found in the Black Sea — can make the water look somewhat darker.
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Ocean Broth draws its flavors from dill oil, salt, apple cider vinegar, and phytoplankton.
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Remove the water from the stove and add ⅛ teaspoon dill oil (about 16 drops from dropper) and ¼ teaspoon phytoplankton.
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