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Phloplanktons are in decline

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Oh dear.

The tiny organisms, known as phytoplankton, also gobble up carbon dioxide to produce half the world's oxygen output--equaling that of trees and plants on land.

But their numbers have dwindled since the dawn of the 20th century, with unknown consequences for ocean ecosystems and the planet's carbon cycle.

Researchers at Canada's Dalhousie University say the global population of phytoplankton has fallen about 40 percent since 1950. That translates to an annual drop of about 1 percent of the average plankton population between 1899 and 2008.
Phytoplankton Population Drops 40 Percent Since 1950 - Scientific American
  • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
    Obviously someone is eating them all. I wonder who?


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    • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
      Originally Posted by positivenegative View Post

      Obviously someone is eating them all. I wonder who?

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      Phyloplankton's days were numbered when someone described them as the "donuts of the sea".
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  • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
    Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

    I would make a longer comment but I seem to be having some difficulty breathing.
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    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
      They need to stop production of Soylent Green, taken from the worlds plankton, or was it people?

      I prefer Soylent Yellow, anyway, taken from,......never mind?

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      • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
        Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

        They need to stop production of Soylent Green, taken from the worlds plankton, or was it people?

        I prefer Soylent Yellow, anyway, taken from,......never mind?
        I'm surprised you didn't blame NASA.
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        • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
          Time we adapted the donkey sanctuary initiative for a new generation.

          If every kid in every country sponsored 15,674,383,950,564,500 phyloplankton, mebbe we could pull oxygen central back from the brink.

          "Every month, you' ll receive email updates about the progress made by your adopted phyloplankton, along with photographs from the sanctuary's feeding sessions and informative podcasts by undersea experts with nothing else better to do.

          Why not enter our phyloplankton story writing competition for a chance to swim with your funky new friends at 20 fathoms in our exclusive petting zoo?"

          *ecowinna*
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        • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
          Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

          I'm surprised you didn't blame NASA.
          Oh, and it is NASA's fault!

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          • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
            Phytoplanktons? That eat up Carbon Dioxide...and generate half the world's Oxygen? 40% gone?

            Move along, no worries, nothing to see here.


            I think this calls for another 50 years of serious debate....
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              Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

              I think this calls for another 50 years of serious denial....
              Fixed.

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          Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

          I'm surprised you didn't blame NASA.
          Notice how you never see Neil Armstrong and Jacques Cousteau at the same time?
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          • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
            Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

            Notice how you never see Neil Armstrong and Jacques Cousteau at the same time?
            Notice how you never see me and Superman at the same time?

            I notice how we never see you and Jeffrey Dahmer at the same time.

            I know, Dahmer is dead. But so is Jacques Cousteau.

            So there.
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            • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
              Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

              Notice how you never see me and Superman at the same time?

              I notice how we never see you and Jeffrey Dahmer at the same time.

              I know, Dahmer is dead. But so is Jacques Cousteau.

              So there.
              I never See you and Donald Duck at the same time but then I've always had sanity issues.
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              • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
                Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

                I never See you and Donald Duck at the same time but then I've always had sanity issues.
                The old sanity clause, eh? Yes Virginia, there is one.
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            • Profile picture of the author Kurt
              Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

              Notice how you never see me and Superman at the same time?

              I notice how we never see you and Jeffrey Dahmer at the same time.

              I know, Dahmer is dead. But so is Jacques Cousteau.

              So there.
              It's telling that you chose someone that's best known for his appetite.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Of course they are declining. With our global use of millions of tons of pesticides and other toxic chemicals - many of which are washed into our waters, what the hell did people think would happen? When you poison organisms, they die. Period. Drool.
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