Why Are Plankton So Crucial to Life on Earth? | How Nature Works | BBC Earth

phytoplankton microscopic plant-like organisms with a pivotal role in the success of all life powered by the sun in this Rich mix of nutrients their population explodes this multiplying plant life soon attracts millions of small crustations and other tiny animals a plankton Bloom the biggest frenzy of all life on Earth here in the Indian Ocean Plankton blooms attract one of the world's most a inspiring creatures the manay with a wingspan up to 8 m and weighing as much as a ton they fly through t

he water filtering [Music] plankton [Music] up to 6,000 manes live in these rich Waters around the mives [Music] [Music] the Plankton Bloom attracts an even bigger giant the world world's largest fish a whale shark it has a mouth about a meter wide perfect for sucking up planton this Titan of the sea may have swam hundreds of kilometers just to feed on this planton Bloom together this is a huge Gathering of some of the biggest animals on the planet for nutrients to be brought up to the surface i

t can take thousands of years here they not only fuel the largest ecosystem on the planet but they play a crucial role in the most important connection of all one that affects all life on Earth when Plankton blooms reach their Peak they raise the temperature of the ocean surface driving weather systems across the whole [Music] planet powering storms and hurricanes systems that ultimately create rain