num_pages: 32
description: Introduces the drifting, plant-like organisms known as phytoplankton, describes the main types, discusses the equipment needed to collect and study plankton, and profiles a marine biologist who studies phytoplankton.
language: English
title: Diminutive Drifters: Microscopic Aquatic Life
titlecomplete: Diminutive Drifters: Microscopic Aquatic Life (Life in Strange Places)
publisher: Chelsea Clubhouse