Links

Chemistry:

Long-chain Alkenones
This webpage is constructed by Fred Prahl, the chief scientist on this cruise. It gives a detailed description of how alkenones are “eyepieces to past oceanographic conditions”. There is a description graph of the process of photosynthesis, and an explanation of gas chromatography.

WebElements Periodic Table

Coccolithophores:

Thinking Big: All About Coccolithophores
“Coccolithophores may be small, but they know how to get attention!”

What is a Coccolithophore?
This information is from the NASA Earth Observatory website.

Coccolithophore Bloom in the East Bering Sea
This website has an Ocean Productivity Activity, complete with blank map to use for the activity, a satellite image, and discussion questions.

Coccolithophores in the Bering Sea
Are seabirds in the Bering Sea being “blinded” by coccolithophores? Find out here.

Emiliania huxleyi Homepage
Emiliania huxleyi is the most abundant coccolithophore in the world’s oceans.

Images of coccolithophores, taken with a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)