Submitted Artwork, with many thanks to the members of the Menden-Deuer lab for input and the image of the copepod and ceratium

blue background- selected artwork
yellow background - alternate submission

Our environment includes unseen microscopic life that sustains us in producing vital oxygen and nourishment at the bottom of the food chain. Rockefeller Center, in the center of urban life and an attraction for visitors from around the world, is a wonderful location for raising awareness about the often overlooked but essential plankton are part of the complex balance of life forms that our world relies on.