And that discovery has scientists worried about how much food marine life will have as global warming progresses.More details at MSNBC.
The data show a significant link between warmer water — either from the El Nino weather phenomenon or global warming — and reduced production of phytoplankton of the world's oceans, according to a study in Thursday's journal Nature.
Phytoplankton are the microscopic plant life that zooplankton and other marine animals eat, essentially the grain crop of the world's oceans.
Warmer seas lead to less marine life
Posted on Saturday, December 09 2006 @ 19:05 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Scientists claim future warmer seas will feature less phytoplankton. This will have an impact on the global food chain: