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11/22/2024 12:35:55 am

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Marine Ecosystems

2009 satellite image of the Gulf of Mexico. Much of the dirt that colours the water is likely re-suspended sediment dredged up from the sea floor in shallow waters. The tan-green sediment-coloured water transitions to clearer dark blue water near the edge

Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico Predicted to be as Big as Connecticut

NOAA predictions for this year's average size of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico reveals a size as big as the state of Connecticut.

Rapid increase of planktons in the oceans known as coccolithophores are caused by increasing levels of carbon dioxide.

Rapid Plankton Growth in Oceans Caused By Increasing Carbon DIoxide Levels

New findings reveal how rapid population increase of plankton found in the Atlantic ocean is caused by increasing carbon dioxide levels in the water.

Marine Ecosystem

Marine Ecosystems will Recover from Climate Change after Millennia

The study reveals invertebrate fossils are nearly non-existent during times of lower-than-average oxygen levels.

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