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Satellite Study Shows Drop In Ocean's Plankton Level

Posted by timothy on from the but-who's-counting dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "CNN reports there seems to be a dramatic drop in N. hemishpere phytoplankton and a net overall decline in the ocean's overall phytoplankton population. This has very serious implications for the overall food chain and also the scrubbing of CO2 in the atmosphere."

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  1. SeaWiFS by LunarFox · · Score: 4, Informative

    Additional information on the spacecraft that made these observation is available on the SeaWiFS site.

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