Martina Messioni

They're the base of the food web in most of the ocean areas. And like our Earth is like 70% ocean. So everything that happens in the ocean relies on phytoplankton eventually.

They're the base of the food web in most of the ocean areas. And like our Earth is like 70% ocean. So everything that happens in the ocean relies on phytoplankton eventually.

They're the base of the food web in most of the ocean areas. And like our Earth is like 70% ocean. So everything that happens in the ocean relies on phytoplankton eventually.

There are some estimations that say like 50% of the oxygen that is on the atmosphere comes from the ocean and specifically from the phytoplankton.

There are some estimations that say like 50% of the oxygen that is on the atmosphere comes from the ocean and specifically from the phytoplankton.

There are some estimations that say like 50% of the oxygen that is on the atmosphere comes from the ocean and specifically from the phytoplankton.

So, like, there's so many things that we don't know about phytoplankton. Specifically from Antarctica, like... how phytoplankton will behave with like changes in the environment. Then the diversity, like how diverse is phytoplankton? Like how many species are there? And I feel like year after year, there are more and more species coming through.

So, like, there's so many things that we don't know about phytoplankton. Specifically from Antarctica, like... how phytoplankton will behave with like changes in the environment. Then the diversity, like how diverse is phytoplankton? Like how many species are there? And I feel like year after year, there are more and more species coming through.

So, like, there's so many things that we don't know about phytoplankton. Specifically from Antarctica, like... how phytoplankton will behave with like changes in the environment. Then the diversity, like how diverse is phytoplankton? Like how many species are there? And I feel like year after year, there are more and more species coming through.

And like the more that we get also into the genes of those specific species, the more that we learn that, oh, actually we have no idea what is going on there.

And like the more that we get also into the genes of those specific species, the more that we learn that, oh, actually we have no idea what is going on there.

And like the more that we get also into the genes of those specific species, the more that we learn that, oh, actually we have no idea what is going on there.

So phytoplankton, they depend on the sunlight to photosynthesize. You can find phytoplankton 60 meters below the water level, but the highest concentration of phytoplankton is always going to be like in the first few meters.

So phytoplankton, they depend on the sunlight to photosynthesize. You can find phytoplankton 60 meters below the water level, but the highest concentration of phytoplankton is always going to be like in the first few meters.

So phytoplankton, they depend on the sunlight to photosynthesize. You can find phytoplankton 60 meters below the water level, but the highest concentration of phytoplankton is always going to be like in the first few meters.

Yeah, I mean, we know how the glaciers are retreating. So like some studies that say like 80%, 87% of the glaciers that are in the Antarctic Peninsula are retreating. That means they're melting faster or they're not like growing or stable. But how much actual melt water it is in the ocean and how that melt water is affecting the communities is what we're trying to understand better.

Yeah, I mean, we know how the glaciers are retreating. So like some studies that say like 80%, 87% of the glaciers that are in the Antarctic Peninsula are retreating. That means they're melting faster or they're not like growing or stable. But how much actual melt water it is in the ocean and how that melt water is affecting the communities is what we're trying to understand better.

Yeah, I mean, we know how the glaciers are retreating. So like some studies that say like 80%, 87% of the glaciers that are in the Antarctic Peninsula are retreating. That means they're melting faster or they're not like growing or stable. But how much actual melt water it is in the ocean and how that melt water is affecting the communities is what we're trying to understand better.

So we collaborate with different tour vessel that go down to Antarctica from like November till March. So like a Southern summer months. So what we do is train those two guys that are going to be with different passengers to run the program where they're on board. Oh, wow. And so what happens is like when they're down in the peninsula, they have like a list of sites that they can go sample.

So we collaborate with different tour vessel that go down to Antarctica from like November till March. So like a Southern summer months. So what we do is train those two guys that are going to be with different passengers to run the program where they're on board. Oh, wow. And so what happens is like when they're down in the peninsula, they have like a list of sites that they can go sample.