Carbon Capture: Phytoplankton

Phytoplankon - microscopic marine plants - could help prevent global warming. How would they do this? And is it right for man to interfere with nature in a bid to save the planet? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Phytoplankton are tiny marine organisms which live in their billions in the oceans around the world and form the basis of marine food chains. Phytoplankton reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by absorbing the gas and releasing oxygen through photosynthesis. Due to water pollution and global warming the concentration of phytoplankton in the oceans is reducing. Human ability to affect phytoplankton growth has both benefits and threats; managing nature is never straightforward. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.