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“Not only are the quantities of phytoplankton in the ocean changing,” she said, “but the type of phytoplankton is changing.” And why does that matter? Phytoplankton are the base of the food web. If certain kinds begin to disappear from the ocean, Dutkiewicz said, “it will change the...
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According to the Quintana Beach County Park, which is one of the beaches affected by this fish kill, the cloudy skies reduced the amount of sunlight available to microscopic phytoplankton, which produce some of the oxygen that gets dissolved in ...
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National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has been diving in the Gulf of Maine for more than 40 years. After learning these waters were a harbinger of climate change, he set out to document the rapid shift and its ripple effects.
3. Phytoplankton Phytoplanktons are microscopic plants that float freely in the ocean. They perform most of the photosynthetic activity of the marine ecosystem and play an integral role in maintaining the levels of oxygen of both the ocean and the atmosphere. ...
Algae are a diverse group of aquatic organisms that have the ability to conductphotosynthesis. Certain algae are familiar to most people; for instance, seaweeds (such as kelp or phytoplankton), pond scum or the algal blooms in lakes. However, there exists a vast and varied world of algae tha...
On the other hand, studies have shown that tiny, calcifying phytoplankton called coccolithophores are temporarily taking advantage of the changing climate. These single-celled plant-like critters live in abundance in the upper layers of Earth's oceans, soaking up sunlight and carbon dioxide through...
Ethology is the study of observable movement or behaviour in nature. This could include investigations of motile sperm of plants, mobile phytoplankton, zooplankton swimming toward the female egg, the cultivation of fungi by weevils, the mating dance of a salamander, or social gatherings of amoeba....