Factoid/2009/11/16
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Big Increases in Jellyfish Populations Are a Bad Sign for Our Oceans
- "Increasingly polluted waters... boost growth of the microscopic plankton that "jellies" feed upon, while overfishing has eliminated many of the jellyfish's predators and cut down on competitors for plankton feed. "These increases in jellyfish should be a warning sign that our oceans are stressed and unhealthy," said Lucas Brotz, a University of British Columbia researcher." - excerpt from this CBSNEWS article.
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