Warmer waters to hinder plankton growth
news.com.au, 06 Sep 2015.
NEW research has contradicted previous assumptions that warmer waters allow plankton to flourish, writes news.com.au. AN international study, involving researchers from the University of Western Australia, has found although increased carbon dioxide levels would promote growth of the microscopic organism, the associated warming of ocean temperatures would inevitably impede its growth.
Attribution: Montage of plankton by 'Kils' at the German language Wikipedia see: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plankton_collage.jpg
The research in the Arctic Ocean, which is warming at two to three times the global rate, noted that carbon dioxide provided a fertilising effect on plankton, but this would be offset by an ocean temperature above six degrees.See the article in news.com.au
