Cocailiteafóir (fíteaplanctón)

Coccolithophores

Cocailiteafóir (fíteaplanctón)

Tá cocailití níos coitianta sna farraigí teo ná i bhfarraigí measartha an tuaiscirt. Fágann siad dath bán an bhainne ar an uisce nuair a bhíonn siad flúirseach. Thit cocailití marbha go grinneall an aigéin na milliúin bliain ó shin. Rinneadh aolchlocha ar nós cailce díobh trí phróisis gheolaíocha le himeacht aimsire.

Coccolithophores (phytoplankton)

Coccoliths are more common in warmer seas than in northern temperate seas. Large numbers give water a milky-white appearance. Millions of years ago, dead coccoliths sank to the bottom of the ocean. Through time and geological processes, these formed limestones such as chalk.

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