Light is also important in the ocean as well – and its effects are more complex than you might think. The food chain in the ocean begins with phytoplankton, or plant plankton.

THEY call themselves Team Acid and are trawling the Southern Ocean with fine nets to see if the shells of tiny marine snails are thinning because of ocean acidification.

Climate change may be weeding out the bacteria that form the base of the ocean's food chain, selecting certain strains for survival, according to a new study. In climate change, as in everything, ...

The Southern Ocean is acidifying at such a rate because of rising carbon dioxide emissions that large regions may be inhospitable for key organisms in the food chain to survive as soon as 2030 ...

As readers turn each page, they follow the journey of the ocean's food chain, glimpsing a world where krill swarm, octopuses outwit, and seals glide through the deep.

Scientists placed a dead alligator on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico in February to study the effect on ocean food chains. The video was posted to YouTube by L... gatorbugs Author: Tribune Media ...

Since phytoplankton are the base of the food chain, such a change has likely sent ripples through the ecosystem. "This I would imagine would end up having tremendous influence on the types of fish ...

This change in shark migration patterns disrupts the balance of ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean. Sharks are apex predators, meaning they are predators at the top of the food chain in the ocean.

Research surveys in 2018 confirmed tiny animals that stoke the food chain were nice and fatty. Anchovies, an important forage fish, were increasing in number.

Sharks are apex predators, meaning they are predators at the top of the food chain in the ocean. The delays in shark migration patterns mean that these sharks are hanging out in the northern ...

This Is the Ocean is available August 5. Learn about the intricate web of life beneath the waves! Companion picture book to the bestselling “This Is the Sun” shines a light on the Sun's vital ...