Definitions

Plankton

• Animal and plant life, largely microscopic, found floating and drifting in large numbers in the ocean and in bodies of fresh water. [Bliss, 1982]
• Organisms unable to maintain their position or distribution independent of the water movement or air masses. [Ingle, 1992]

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