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Why Is Plankton Dying?

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Why Is Plankton Dying? Excess algae can also smother other critters living on the ocean floor. When blooms eventually exhaust their nutrients, the phytoplankton die, sink and decompose. The decomposition process depletes surrounding waters of available oxygen, which marine animals need to survive. What happened to the plankton? On average, the planet has lost 1%

Who Feeds Phytoplankton?

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Who Feeds Phytoplankton? Phytoplankton is eaten by small zooplankton, which are in turn eaten by other zooplankton. Those plankton are eaten by small fish and crustaceans, which in turn are eaten by larger predators, and so on. What does a phytoplankton get eaten by? Phytoplankton and algae form the bases of aquatic food webs. They