[CitizensTruth] zooplankton

[Hal Snyder]

Ok, how do we feel about this? How does this rate on a scale of  
importance next to, say, AIG bonuses, torture, abortion, the Federal  
Reserve, Ron Paul, health care reform, or Barack Obama's birth  
certificate?

Fall in tiny animals a ‘disaster’
July 11th, 2008
http://www.earthportal.org/news/?p=1385


BBC News: Experts on invertebrates have expressed “profound shock”  
over a government report showing a decline in zooplankton of more than  
70% since the 1960s.
  “The disappearance of butterflies, moth, bees, riverflies and other  
small animals is an environmental tragedy.
“But, despite this experience, we were profoundly shocked to read that  
zooplanktonabundance has declined by about 73% since 1960 and about  
50% since 1990.

Top of the Food Chain
http://www.postcarbon.org/top_food_chain

We need to understand that these are food for crustaceans and fish,  
which are food for sea birds and mammals. We need to appreciate the  
importance of the oceanic food web in the planetary biosphere.
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