Studies show dramatic decrease in plankton as planet warms. From Wordnik.com. [It's Official: OH Gay Marriage Amendment not just about Gays] Reference
Species classified as plankton feeders are increasing. From Wordnik.com. [Gulf of Thailand large marine ecosystem] Reference
The algae are food for plankton, which is food for jellyfish. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion of Jellyfish] Reference
There is a very rich growth of grass (called plankton) in the marsh. From Wordnik.com. [Bloggers.Pakistan] Reference
It all goes back to those oceanic drifters known as plankton and - you guessed it - global warming. From Wordnik.com. [Impact Lab] Reference
One zebra mussel can consume a gallon of water a day and filter out the zoo plankton, which is also food for fish. From Wordnik.com. [Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV] Reference
As plastics break down in the oceans, they look a lot like organisms called plankton that form the base of the food chain, Cousteau said. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
It feeds with a gaping mouth and filters materials such as plankton and krill through its gills. From Wordnik.com. [Close Encounter with a Whale Shark] Reference
Other species, such as plankton and even seals, travel great lengths, but stay in the same part of the ocean. From Wordnik.com. [Census Of Marine Life: Decade-Long International Effort Completed, Shows Connectedness Of Oceanic Creatures Across The World] Reference
I had to look at other things such as plankton, coral reefs, etc. From Wordnik.com. [The Reference Frame] Reference
Sukhdev said restaurant-goers may have to contemplate menu choices such as plankton soup or jellyfish salad when dining out. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
Marine and fresh-water snails like to eat foods such as plankton, algae, and other organisms that live in the sand or on the shorline. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
First-time buyers have been described as the "plankton" of the housing market, the basis of the food chain on which all the rest depends. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
As I mentioned earlier, they are plankton feeders. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2009] Reference
You had a great example in the intro with the plankton. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 1, 2007] Reference
Slow-moving plankton eaters, easy targets, nearly wiped out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2008] Reference
That leads to a plankton bloom, plankton eats the carbon dioxide. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2008] Reference
"Nutrients like plankton mass in this region because of the currents.". From Wordnik.com. [An Oil Rig's Second, Scuba-Diving Life] Reference
The cold, nutrient-filled water cannot rise, starving plankton and hence fish. From Wordnik.com. [Searching For El Nino] Reference
Seventy percent of the carbon dioxide is taken out of the atmosphere by plankton. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2007] Reference
That could have catastrophic effects on everything from plankton to sperm whales. From Wordnik.com. [Gulf Oil Spill: Rick Steiner Got BP Disaster Right From The Beginning, Warns Crisis Is Far From Over] Reference
"Monocelled plankton capable of oxidizing a luminescent catalyst called luceferin.". From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
It also gobbles up plankton and algae that feed the rest of the aquatic food chain. From Wordnik.com. [Diversity Disappears In Florida] Reference
She did find lots of oil on the sea bottom, along with dead shrimp, worms and plankton. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists Say Worst Hasn't Happened In Gulf] Reference
Even with the mud settled out, plankton and some peaty natural dye made the waters murky. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
We've lost 40 percent of the plankton and - since 1950, but not all the plankton is gone. From Wordnik.com. [Explorers Assess The Health Of The World’s Oceans] Reference
Most other whales don't have teeth at all and filter-feed on plankton or shrimplike krill. From Wordnik.com. [Prehistoric Whale Ate Other Whales For Breakfast] Reference
WOLF: As close as I am to you, the whale sharks, but the whale sharks are plankton feeders. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2009] Reference
Not a bad size, considering that they only feed twice a day on plankton and other tiny fish. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2006] Reference
It must be hard to talk krill and plankton all day after you've been hot stuff in Hollywood. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2003] Reference
The misgivings aside, she now understood Tolland's theory about the origins of the plankton. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
And this turns out to be critical not just for plankton, but for the fish that feed on them. From Wordnik.com. [The Food Chain's Weak Link: Tiny Ocean Plants Dying] Reference
In small, ice-covered lakes created by glacial runoff live fibrous mats of algae and plankton. From Wordnik.com. [Eking Out A Life In The Ice] Reference
GRIFFIN: Do they know they're plankton feeders, basically is the question you ask, and hope so. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2009] Reference
And plankton also need iron and they find, they tend to thrive in areas where there's the most. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2008] Reference
And the more plankton you get in the ocean, possibly the more you can absorb that carbon dioxide. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2008] Reference
The sardines thrived on plankton that proliferated in nutrient-rich waters upwelling from the deep. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Schweitzer: Seed Corn, Discount Rate and Our Endangered Future] Reference
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