HUMAN
WHO FORM THE BASES ON THE AQUATIC FOOD WEB?
PHYTOPLANKTON AND ALGAE
WHO ARE THE TOP OCEAN PREDATORS?
large sharks, billfish, dolphins, toothed whales, and large seals.
WHO ARE SCAVANGERS OF THE FOOD WEB?
CRABS AND LOBSTERS
what is acidification?
the action or process of making or becoming acidic.
what has also impacted the diversity of marine food webs?
chemical imbalances
WHO ARE THE PRIMARY CONSUMERS OF THE ALGAE AND PHYTOPLANKTON?
Zooplankton, small fish, and crustaceans
what has reduced the nutritional content of the coccolithophores?
acidification
what is guided by climate change?
Ocean warming and acidification
without underwater food chains what would happen?
life on earth would be much less diverse?
what is chemical imbalances
Too much or too little of any substance that helps the body work the way it should
who has been greatly affected by the human impact on the entire globe.
Marine life and marine food webs
what is causing change in oceanic algal blooms?
Co2
What is ocean algal blooms?
when algal colonies grow out of control, causing toxic effects.
why do humans play an important role in the aquatic food web?
one of the top predators
what is bioaccumulation?
a process where substances build up in an organism when the rate of intake outpaces the rate of elimination.