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Aquatic food web tied to land: Some fish are made out of maple leaves
A distant relative of shrimp, zooplankton are an important food source for fish and other aquatic animals. Long characterized as algae feeders, a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the Na ...
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Mighty diatoms: Global climate feedback from microscopic algae
Tiny creatures at the bottom of the food chain called diatoms suck up nearly a quarter of the atmosphere's carbon dioxide, yet research by Michigan State University scientists suggests they could become less able to "sequester" ...
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Mercury in Bay Area fish a legacy of California mining
Mercury contamination, a worldwide environmental problem, has been called "public enemy No. 1" in California's San Francisco Bay.
Jan 25, 2011 |
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