Ecological Potentiality of Plankton: A Perspective on Nutrition, Toxicity and Bio-Indication

Abstract

The base of aquatic energy is initiated and concreted by plankton such as primary photosynthetic algae and consequently their immediate secondary grazers as zooplankton. The nutritional features of algae or phytoplankton are controlled by aquatic nutrients (e.g. nitrogen, phosphorus, silica and other essential minerals). Moreover, the biochemical content of zooplankton reflects their diet profiles (e.g. bacteria and algae). The promising and sustainable fisheries prospects are crucially subjective by nutritional quality and quantity of plankton (e.g. algal bloom). Additionally, both algae and zooplankton are efficient as auspicious biological tools for indicating the aquatic environments.