Question

Suggest two factors that would limit the biomass of phytoplankton if there were no zooplankton eating them

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Physical (light), chemical (nutrient concentrations), hydrological (discharge, water residence time), and biotic (predation, competition) variables may all play a role in controlling plankton biomass in rivers (Reynolds 1988; Moss et al. 1989).

By the end of the century, it is expected that ocean temperature rise would reduce phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass by 6% and 11%, respectively. In some areas, a reduction in the number of these two key components in the marine food web might result in a reduction in fish biomass.

By the end of the century, it is expected that ocean temperature rise would reduce phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass by 6% and 11%, respectively. In some areas, a reduction in the number of these two key components in the marine food web might result in a reduction in fish biomass. These are some of the key findings of Azti-research, Tecnalia's which was just published in the Global Change Biology Journal as part of the European MEECE project.