Phytoplankton are measured by using satellites that look for heat in the ocean. From recent images in the last years, scientists have determined that the population of phytoplankton are decreasing 1% a year.
Phytoplankton are producers, using the sunlight for photosynthesis, which produces oxygen. With these organisms on the decline less and less oxygen is going to be produced and more CO2 will be introduced into the environment. Since CO2 traps heat the planet will become even hotter, resulting in the decline of phytoplankton at an even faster rate.
Phytoplankton are producers, using the sunlight for photosynthesis, which produces oxygen. With these organisms on the decline less and less oxygen is going to be produced and more CO2 will be introduced into the environment. Since CO2 traps heat the planet will become even hotter, resulting in the decline of phytoplankton at an even faster rate.
- Black, Richard. "Plankton Decline across Oceans as Waters Warm." BBC News. BBC, 28 July 2010. Web. 12 Feb. 2014
- Kirby, Alex. "Plankton Will Suffer as Oceans Warm." Climate News Network. Climate News Network, 8 Sept. 2013. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.
