Introduction to the Compound Microscope. UD Virtual Compound Microscope. Events. The ocean contains a universe of small wonders, an interconnected web of life.
Marine microbes are the root of all this life. Below is a simplifed version of how energy and matter are transferred in the ocean. Each box represents a general class of organisms, for example autotrophs. Arrows indicate the transfer of elements and energy between these boxes. Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology. Micro*scope - version 6.0 - March, 2006.