Phytoplankton Monitoring Network: Using Mobile Technologies for Research & Education

  • Phytoplankton Monitoring Network: Using Mobile Technologies for Research & Education | NALMS LakeLine Summer 2015
  • The Phytoplankton Monitoring Network is a collaborative “citizen science” program. It allows volunteers across the country to work with NOAA scientists in the study and identification of potentially harmful phytoplankton. A smart phone application, Phyto, helps volunteers learn to identify phytoplankton and as a reference guide to use when analyzing a sample.

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TITLE  |  Phytoplankton Monitoring Network: Using Mobile Technologies for Research & Education
LOCATION  |  Lake Erie, USA and Canada
SOURCE  |  LakeLine 35:2, Summer 2015, pp. 32-35
AUTHORS  |  Steve Morton, Ph.D. and Shawn Gano