Tag Archives: marine life

Plankton ain’t just plankton

Posted on July 14, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

Megaplankton > 20 cm (eg jellyfish!), Macroplankton 2→20cm Mesoplankton 0.2→20mm Microplankton 20→200µm Nanoplankton 2→20 µm, Picoplankton 0.2→2 µm Femtoplankton< 0.2 µm Note – having recently visited Phillip Island new exhibit “Antarctica”, as oceans are main engines of life, it’s curious to check that distribution … Continue reading →

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Wipe out kelp forest WA + GSR(Great Southern Reef)

Posted on July 14, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

(Kelp forest before (left) and after (right) the marine heatwave) …per report in journal Science, 5 years on from heatwave, these kelp forests show no signs of recovery. . ..Instead, fish, seaweed and invertebrate communities from these formerly temperate kelp forests are … Continue reading →

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The rise of slime: jellyfish and algae thrive in new oceanic conditions

Posted on August 14, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

For those who wait for more evidence, when we’ll stop what we’re doing to the climate and everything will return to normal, here’s an item explaining how much marine life has been damaged; emphasis is on jellyfish abundance, like huge … Continue reading →

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