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A journey through a marine food chain, from tiny plankton to the ocean's giants.Key facts
- Phytoplankton are the basis of the oceanic food chain.
- In the Pacific Ocean, millions of herring feed on these blooms of phytoplankton.
- Secondary consumers, dolphins and sea birds, feed on the herring.
- Tertiary consumers, such as killer whales, then feed on dolphins and seals.
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Alaska
It is summer in Alaska.
As the Sun glares down on the ocean, some of the smallest living plants come to life: phytoplankton, these tiny primary producers form the basis of a vast, complex food chain.
Producers
Phytoplankton form great blooms, kilometers in diameter.
Phytoplankton blooms - over 1000 species
Primary Consumers
Newly hatched …
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