At the heart of the phenomenon lie tiny marine microorganisms called phytoplankton.

这个现象的核心是一种小的海洋微生，叫做浮游生。

The phytoplankton trails the edge of the ice and can stretch for nearly fifty kilometers.

浮游植沿着冰层的边缘生长，绵延可达近五十公里。

So if there's an increase in phytoplankton, it will start to attract larger lifeforms.

因此，如果浮游植增多，就会开始吸引更大型的生。

This is perfect for photosynthesis and photosynthesis is dope, Hello phytoplankton productivity!

这非常适合光合作用，而光合作用又是，您好，浮游植的生产力！

In the oceans, cyanobacteria would dominate over other phytoplankton species.

在海洋中，蓝藻将会主导其他浮游植。

Okay, so there's a different class of plankton called phytoplankton.

好吧，所以有一种不同的浮游生叫做浮游植。

These nutrients help to form phytoplankton -- extremely small organisms that take in carbon.

这些质有助于形成浮游植——能吸收碳的极小生。

Many fish that depend on phytoplankton swam away from the area.

以浮游生为食的大量鱼群离开海域。

Much of the rest is unattached algae, known as phytoplankton, and tiny animals, known as zooplankton.

而其它大多数是独立生长的海藻，被称为浮游植，还有被称为浮游动的小动。

There's these microscopic organisms called phytoplankton.

海洋中有一些微生，称为“浮游植”。

Those phytoplankton do something really incredible.

这些浮游植的作用非常神奇。

Now larger creatures called krill love to eat phytoplankton directly or indirectly.

磷虾这种稍大一点的生会直接或间接地吃掉浮游生。

And since the ocean's surface waters generally have an abundance of these resources, phytoplankton are everywhere.

由于海洋表层水通常拥有丰富的这些资源，浮游植随处可见。

Ocean color varies from green to blue, depending on the type and concentration of phytoplankton.

海洋的颜色在绿色与蓝色之间变化，这取决于浮游生的种类和密度。

There are some phytoplankton, some photosynthetic plankton that also undergo vertical movements.

有一些浮游植，一些光合作用的浮游生也进行垂直运动。

During the day, phytoplankton use sunlight to turn dissolved carbon dioxide into energy and build their own cells.

浮游植在白天期间利用阳光将溶解的二氧化碳转变为能量，并用来建造自己体内的细胞。

The Arctic phytoplankton bloom, which used to run from June to September, now runs from April to September.

以前，北极浮游生的大量繁殖期是六月到九月，而现在繁殖期则早在四月就开始了，直到九月才结束。

Because of the way light reflects off the organisms, these phytoplankton create colorful patterns at the ocean surface.

因为光线在这种生体上的反射方式，这些浮游生会在海洋表面产生一种多彩的图案。

In summer, the powerful nonstop rays of the sun create a bloom of phytoplankton and microscopic plant life.

夏季时强力而持续的太阳光照使浮游植生长旺盛，而微生植也很旺。

Ocean ecosystems are finely balanced and any change in the phytoplankton will send ripples across the food chain.

她告诉美国有线电视新闻网，海洋生态系统处于微妙的平衡状态，浮游植的任何变化都会在整个食链中产生连锁反应。