Term Added: Plankton

[GaryWhite]

Plankton consist of any drifting organisms (animals, plants, archaea, or bacteria) that inhabit the pelagic zone of oceans, seas, or bodies of fresh water. Plankton are defined by their ecological niche rather than their phylogenetic or taxonomic classification. Plankton abundance and distribution are strongly dependent on factors such as ambient nutrients concentrations, the physical state of the water column, and the abundance of other plankton. The study of plankton is termed planktology and individual plankton are referred to as plankters.

[BrianPlankis]

Thanks for adding this Gary.

So I never thought this would ever come up again, but as everyone knows my last name is Plankis

During high school some people called me Plankton and one guy called me Plankter. Kind of funny seeing that means an individual piece of Plankton on this website.

Brian