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Posted Fri Jun 6 2008: from Chronicle-Herald (Canada): What's behind huge plankton growth? http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1212730364 They're looking for answers to explain last year's "phenomenal" growth of phytoplankton in coastal waters off Nova Scotia — particularly in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Cabot Strait and Scotian Shelf. "It was incredible," Glen Harrison, head of the Ocean Research and Monitoring Section, part of BIO’s Ecosystem Research Division, said of the annual biological spring bloom. "It stood out," he said after comparing satellite imagery and oceanographic data of previous blooms over the past 10 years. "When we really see something like that -- a big signal -- we know something has changed in the environment." [Read more stories about: fertilizer runoff, koyaanisqatsi] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

The ApocaDocs say: No answers yet -- but let's hope it's a self-correctional Gaia moment, rather than Gaian reflux. NEXT> More stories: Western U.S. Forests At Risk: Complex Dynamics Underlie Bark Beetle Eruptions Against Odds, Piping Plovers Rebound (What's behind huge plankton growth?) Bushmeat: Just let them get on with it Geoengineering could lead to droughts Want to explore more? Try the PaniCloud!

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