Plankton, Plastics and Poo

Videos

What are the consequences of microplastics in the oceans?

Introducing the issue of marine plastics and its impact

What are field sampling techniques for plastics?

An insight into field sampling techniques for plastics

How do scientists investigate the impact of plastics?

Find out how scientists investigate the impact of plastics

How can science help understand the impact of plastics?

Science and society

Images & galleries

Energy flow in the marine community

Discover how energy flows through the marine ecosystem

What is the marine carbon cycle?

What would happen in the carbon cycle if there were no zooplankton?

Where is carbon stored?

There are four major carbon stores on the planet. Learn about them here.

How do toxins build up through the food web?

Learn about bioaccumulation.

What are the impacts of marine plastic pollution?

Understand some of the impacts of marine plastics

What kind of rubbish is found on the world’s beaches?

The top culprits of beach pollution.

Where do microplastics come from?

Learn about the different sources of microplastics.

What are microplastics and how do we research them?

What are microplastics?

What happens in a microplastics laboratory?

Find what takes place in a marine plastics lab

How do scientists research copepods?

Follow a day in the life of an Arctic researcher looking at plankton