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Predators as climate helpers

By Janet Raloff / February 18, 2013

This freshwater stickleback eats the tiny animals in stream water that graze on plants and algae. This predation allows those plants and algae to collect and store carbon, rather than letting it escape into the atmosphere. Credit: Nicole Bedford, UBC

In lakes and streams, fish and insects can help protect aquatic plants that gobble up greenhouse gas

Posted in Earth & Sky, Environment & Pollution, Weather & Climate | Tagged algae, bromeliad, carbon dioxide, climate, damselfly, ecology, ecosystem, food chain, food web, getinvolved, global warming, grazers, greenhouse gases, James Estes, John Richardson, phytoplankton, ponds, predators, primary production, Santa Cruz, stickleback, stonefly, streams, topstories, Trisha Atwood, trophic levels, University of British Columbia, University of California, zooplankton

Icy inns at Earth’s end

By Stephen Ornes / September 26, 2012

Penguins like icebergs because they offer a safe perch in waters full of food — and foes. Credit: Nate Biletnikoff/National Science Foundation

Intrepid researchers discover icebergs host large and lively communities of life

Posted in Earth | Tagged B-15A, feature, global warming, Iceberg Alley, icebergs, Ken Smith, krill, leopard seals, Paul McGill, Penguins, phytoplankton, Ron Kaufmann, topstories, Weddell Sea

Suffocating waters

By Cecile LeBlanc / March 29, 2012

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Coastal animals around the world are spending more time in or around waters with too little oxygen

Posted in Environment & Pollution | Tagged bacteria/protists/fungi, dead zones, eutrophication, feature, oceanography, phytoplankton