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February 28, 2013 10:17 am PST
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Citizen science on the sea
Phytoplankton — the microscopic, plant-like organisms that make up the base layer of the oceanic food chain — might be in serious trouble. A 2010 paper suggested that their numbers have declined 40% since the 1950s, largely thanks to climate change. But that paper is controversial because the methods for counting phytoplankton haven't been particularly [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/HqfrCxY1zFE/citizen-science-on-the-sea.html
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