Visualizing Oceanographic Data to Depict Long-term Changes in PhytoplanktonPatricia S. Thibodeau 1, Jongsun Kim 2
1Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 2School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences, The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Here, we present a protocol for converting phytoplankton microscopic images into vector graphics and repetitive patterns to enable visualization of shifts in phytoplankton taxa and biomass over 60 years. This protocol represents an approach that can be utilized for other plankton time series and datasets globally.
