Climate change is depleting deep sea oxygen, but tides are helping to keep the ocean healthy

That’s one reason an oxygen deficit deep in the oceans is a problem – and climate change is making it worse.

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Heat, Wind, Water, Climate change, Farm, Research, Animal, Growth, Nutrient, Phytoplankton, Reproduction, Oxygen, Nature Communications, Celtic Sea, Aquaculture
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  • That’s one reason an oxygen deficit deep in the oceans is a problem – and climate change is making it worse.
  • This is important because creatures in the ocean are reliant on oxygen to survive in the same way as animals on land are.
  • The tides act to stir up deep water nutrients, which promote the growth of microscopic plants known as phytoplankton.
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