This Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Oceanus article provides a brief overview of microbial communities, microbial sampling procedures in ocean environments, and equipment used for sampling. It features a list of important acronyms related to U.S. ocean observation systems which are hyperlinked to each respective site as well as links to related pages and a link to a slideshow of protists.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Molecular Methods, Geoscience:Oceanography Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), General Public Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Ecology, Oceanography
