Phrases with «plankton blooms»

"Plankton blooms" refer to a sudden increase in the number of tiny organisms called plankton in a body of water like the ocean. These organisms can be so numerous that they create a visible and sometimes colorful layer on the water's surface. Full definition

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Sentences with «plankton blooms»

Can any scientist who claims to be credible say such a thing in the face of the long, published history of plankton blooms in the open ocean? (scientificamerican.com)
The team studied whale sharks as the animals gathered en masse to dine on plankton blooms in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea waters near Isla Holbox, Mexico, to feed from May to September. (cas.usf.edu)
For example, it affects ocean bottom - dwelling species that depend on plankton blooms near the ice edge, on up the marine food chain to the commercially valuable fish species that lived where the ice edge used to be. (climatehotmap.org)
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Phrases with «plankton blooms»

Sentences with «plankton blooms»

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