Effects of El Niño/La Niña on Phytoplankton and fish
Channel: EarthNow
Date: 15/03/2013

For the past 15 years, satellites that measure the color of the ocean have given us a view of sea surface phytoplankton which form the base of the food web and half of all the oxygen we breathe. These satellite data are being used to understand fish distributions and why some fisheries suddenly collapse. 

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