University of Nevada: Marine Plankton Face Threat of Extinction as Planet Warms
December 24, 2020
December 24, 2020
RENO, Nevada, Dec. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news:
Marine plankton--the foundation of many marine ecosystems, producers of about half of the oxygen we breath, and regulators of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere--may be at risk of extinction as our planet continues to warm, according to a study led by Ph.D. candidate Sarah Trubovitz and published in the journal Nature Communications. Plankton living in the world's coldest waters surrounding Anta . . .
Marine plankton--the foundation of many marine ecosystems, producers of about half of the oxygen we breath, and regulators of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere--may be at risk of extinction as our planet continues to warm, according to a study led by Ph.D. candidate Sarah Trubovitz and published in the journal Nature Communications. Plankton living in the world's coldest waters surrounding Anta . . .