View of the Pacific Ocean from the VIIRS satellite of the California Current System reveals the complex distribution of phytoplankton February 8, 2016. Recent work suggests that our warming climate my be increasing the intensity of upwelling in such regions with possible repercussions for the species that comprise those ecosystems.

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View of the Pacific Ocean from the VIIRS satellite of the California Current System reveals the complex distribution of phytoplankton February 8, 2016. Recent work suggests that our warming climate my be increasing the intensity of upwelling in such regions with possible repercussions for the species that comprise those ecosystems.

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