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Politics : Manmade Global Warming, A hoax? A Scam? or a Doomsday Cult?

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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3733)2/10/2014 1:53:31 PM
From: Thomas A Watson  Read Replies (2) of 4326
 
In complex interactions there often is no definitive proof of some theory of relationship. CO2 increase does reduce the amount of water needed for plants to grow.

However in that blooms occur, does that suggest there is no shortage of other nutrients.
Is ocean temperture the or a major factor along with partial pressure of CO2 the main driver of atmospheric vs Ocean CO2 content. What is the impact of nutrient ranges vs temperature vs available sunlight?


Phytoplankton can grow explosively over a few days or weeks. This pair of satellite images shows a bloom that formed east of New Zealand between October 11 and October 25, 2009. (NASA images by Robert Simmon and Jesse Allen, based on MODIS data.)



When conditions are right, phytoplankton populations can grow explosively, a phenomenon known as a bloom. Blooms in the ocean may cover hundreds of square kilometers and are easily visible in satellite images. A bloom may last several weeks, but the life span of any individual phytoplankton is rarely more than a few days.



Importance of phytoplankton The food web
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