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Air-gun blasts kill plankton
Tollefson, J. (2017). Air-gun blasts kill plankton. Nature (Lond.) 546(7660): 586-587. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature.2017.22167
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Jones, N. (2019). The quest for quieter seas. Nature (Lond.) 568(7751): 158-161. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01098-6, more
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  • Tollefson, J.
Abstract
    Powerful sound waves created during offshore surveys for oil and gas can kill microscopic animals at the base of the ocean food chain, according to a new study. And these lethal effects travel much farther than ecologists had previously assumed. Researchers fear that damage to these animals, collectively known as zooplankton, could harm top predators and commercially important species of fish that depend on such species for food.
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