The scientists found that long-term phytoplankton declines were negatively correlated with rising sea surface temperatures and changing oceanographic conditions. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
"The phytoplankton are the basis of the food web.". From Wordnik.com. [Wired Campus] Reference
Tiny ocean plants called phytoplankton were blooming like crazy. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Once the microscopic marine plants known as phytoplankton run out of iron, they can't grow any more. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
Quagga mussels filter the water and can wipe out phytoplankton, which is the base of the food chain. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
Once the microscopic marine plants known as phytoplankton run out of iron, they can't grow any further. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
At the base of one web are microscopic plants that float on the surface of the ocean (known as phytoplankton). From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Microscopic marine plants called phytoplankton take in CO2 at the surface under the natural process of photosynthesis. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Microscopic plants in the ocean called phytoplankton are among the most important creatures on Earth. From Wordnik.com. [The Food Chain's Weak Link: Tiny Ocean Plants Dying] Reference
PARIS-A century-long decline in tiny algae called phytoplankton could disrupt the global fish, according to a study released Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to The dead sea: Global warming blamed for 40 per cent decline in the ocean's phytoplankton] Reference
Paris: A century-long decline in tiny algae called phytoplankton could disrupt the global fish, according to a study released on Thursday. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Kapil Dev bowls to British PM] Reference
Microscopic plants in the ocean, called phytoplankton, are among the most important creatures on Earth and produce half of the planet's oxygen. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
The resulting increases in sea temperature change the availability of nutrients and light needed by tiny marine plants called phytoplankton for growth. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
Once the microscopic marine plants known as phytoplankton run out of iron, they can’t grow any more. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
The very bright blue color of the bloom in the east suggests that it contained a kind of phytoplankton called coccolithophores. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Earth Observatory] Reference
Algaculture - which focuses on microalgae, such as phytoplankton, rather than macroalgae, like seaweed - is a steadily growing business. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"Most of the primary producers, such as phytoplankton, live throughout the water column. From Wordnik.com. [What the Spill Will Kill] Reference
The more nutrients, the more phytoplankton reproduce. From Wordnik.com. [Massive 'Dead Zone' Threatens Gulf Marine Life] Reference
Individual phytoplankton require a microscope to see them. From Wordnik.com. [Janet Ritz: Scary Study: Plants at Base of Ocean Food Chain Have Declined Up to 40% Due to Warming Seas] Reference
Marine diatom cells (Pleurosigma), a group of phytoplankton. From Wordnik.com. [Oceans at Risk] Reference
The concentration of phytoplankton was 15-65/L; zooplankton was. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Marine diatom cells (Rhizosolenia setigera), a group of phytoplankton. From Wordnik.com. [Oceans at Risk] Reference
This, in turn, blocks the radiation from bothering the phytoplankton. From Wordnik.com. [Plankton Cool Off With Own Clouds] Reference
The main producers are plants with roots and large and small phytoplankton. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Since 1950, the study found, the oceans have lost 40 percent of their phytoplankton. From Wordnik.com. [Bill McKibben, Climate Change: As Phytoplankton Dwindle, The Earth Suffers ( The New York Review of Books )] Reference
There are fewer phytoplankton (625 500/mL or 2.4 mg/L of water) and fewer zooplankton. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
The marginal ice zone is ideal for phytoplankton because there is plenty of light and nutrients. From Wordnik.com. [Antarctic ozone hole] Reference
Since 1950, the amount of phytoplankton in the ocean's surface waters has declined by 40 percent. From Wordnik.com. [The Food Chain's Weak Link: Tiny Ocean Plants Dying] Reference
Dr. WORM: What we found was that phytoplankton was declining in eight out of 10 large ocean regions. From Wordnik.com. [The Food Chain's Weak Link: Tiny Ocean Plants Dying] Reference
Even more distressing news recently revealed that 40 percent of the world's phytoplankton is missing. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Reese Halter: Wild Weather Justifies Global Warming Law -- in California and Nationwide] Reference
The fishermen use thermo meters and check the water colour for signs of phytoplankton on which the fish feed. From Wordnik.com. [28. Non-toxic aquarium fish-catching] Reference
JOYCE: Nitrogen and phosphorous are like plant food for tiny phytoplankton that float in the warm Gulf waters. From Wordnik.com. [Massive 'Dead Zone' Threatens Gulf Marine Life] Reference
It's possible that the extended work will show that phytoplankton do affect climate on a global scale, said Siegel. From Wordnik.com. [Plankton Cool Off With Own Clouds] Reference
A large phytoplankton bloom in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, off of France, Ireland, Great Britain, as seen from space. From Wordnik.com. [Oceans at Risk] Reference
Vital ocean phytoplankton, required for half of all photosynthesis on the planet has declined 40% between 1950 and 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Brenda Peterson: Gulf Oil Spill Meets Dead Zone: What Lies Beneath] Reference
At the same time, wild grasses and other weeds, phytoplankton, and some photosynthetic bacteria grow in the ricefields. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
To complete the chain, the phytoplankton bloom and begin to use up carbon dioxide during the process of photosynthesis. From Wordnik.com. [Pollution May Feed Plankton] Reference
Most of it accumulated in near-surface layers, home to phytoplankton, tiny plants crucial to virtually all life in the sea. From Wordnik.com. [Study Says Planet Warmed in 2000s] Reference
The first embraces the tiny microscopic algae, the phytoplankton, which grow in a freely floating condition within the seawater mass. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The researchers now plan to create computer models that explore how the presence and absence of phytoplankton might change the climate. From Wordnik.com. [Plankton Cool Off With Own Clouds] Reference
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