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Invasive mussels eat up all the plankton, which form the base of the food web, causing fish populations to decline.
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Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fueling Antarctica’s marine food web.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2026
That would mean viruses are essential to a food web that drives a vast global fisheries and aquaculture industry producing nearly 200 million metric tons of seafood.
—Joshua Weitz, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
This can lead to upwelling of deeper nutrient rich waters that can help fuel phytoplankton growth, which is a key foundation in the marine food web.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fueling Antarctica’s marine food web.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2026
That would mean viruses are essential to a food web that drives a vast global fisheries and aquaculture industry producing nearly 200 million metric tons of seafood.
—Joshua Weitz, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
This can lead to upwelling of deeper nutrient rich waters that can help fuel phytoplankton growth, which is a key foundation in the marine food web.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Food web.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20web. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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