In 2012 Reiulf Ramstad Architects in collaboration with LETH & GORI was chosen by the foundation Realdania and Naturatyrelsen to develop a project in the area around Fur Knudeklint. The project is one of ten projects in Realdania and Naturstyrelsen’s campaign ‘Steder i Landskabet‘ [Places in
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Diatoms are very small (10–200 μm) plant-like organisms (phytoplanktons) that float. Of all the algae phyla, diatoms are the most numerous, with ~10,000 known species, inhabiting both marine (~75%) and fresh water and other habitats (~25%). Like...
What are diatoms? Here a definition is given and some important statements are made.
Diatoms are unicellular algae. They have beautiful ornate cell walls made of silica. Basically they live in glass houses! How they move is not fully unders...
Diatoms are almost ubiquitous. They live in aquatic environments, soils, ice, attached to trees or anywhere with humidity and their remains accumulates forming diatomite, a type of soft sedimentary rock. They are the dominant marine primary producers in the oceans and play a key role in the carbon cycle and in the removal of biogenic…
This pretty sea creature design shows several different types of diatoms, which are ocean phytoplankton, a type of algae with shells made of what is essentially glass! Great gift for oceanographers, marine biologists, or microbiologists. For anyone who enjoys the pretty side of science. #diatoms #marinebiology #marineanimals #seacreatures #oceanography #beautifulscience #microbiology #phytoplankton #sealife #plankton #scienceart #microbiologyart #oceanographyart #beachcabinart #CuriosiTEES
There may be 200,000 varieties of beautiful diatoms, single-celled microorganisms that provide as much as 20 percent of the oxygen that we breathe.
If you're not familiar with Diatoms you may have simply overlooked them while you were observing bigger more mobile microorganisms. However diatoms are extremely important…
Individual virtual diatoms from aDiatomea (2008). Diatoms are unicellular organisms estimated to contribute up to 45% of the total oceanic primary production of organic material. Their forms were recreated using the superformula, an equation that can repr…
Diatoms, also known as brown algae, appear as brown patches or strings on plants. Brown algae is common in new setups for the first couple of weeks. This post explores more on diatoms algae and how to get rid of diatoms from your planted tank.
When you think about marine biology, most likely images of strange deep sea fish, jellies, cephalopods and so on enter… by alexbeyman
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Arlene Wechezak - Algae and diatoms
Completed in 2015 in Skive Municipality, Denmark. Images by Bjørn Pierri Enevoldsen. In the middle of the Danish fjord Limfjorden, there is a small island entitled Fur. The architectural instalation at Fur will allow tourists and...
Diatoms. Computer-enhanced engraving of assorted species of diatom.
