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This compound then eventually washes into the water and provides iron that is critical to the growth of phytoplankton — the basis of the marine food chain.

Tiny fragments of glass fibre widely used to make small boats around the world have been found in the marine food chain for the first time.

Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth and they play an essential role in the marine food chain. Unable to photosynthesise, as phytoplankton do ...

The study also reconstructed a model of the marine food web in the region, revealing that sea bream, which fed on mussels, snails, and crustaceans, formed the lowest level of the food chain studied.

Smoke and ash could poison plankton and other organisms that form the foundation of the marine food chain, biologists say. Heavy smoke, ash and debris from Southern California’s raging wildfires ...

Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.'s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for the long-term health of the marine food chain.