The global ocean size spectrum from bacteria to whales
Ian Hatton, Ryan Heneghan, Yinon M. Bar‐On, Eric D. Galbraith
Abstract
g), but bacteria and large marine mammals are markedly above and below this value, respectively. Furthermore, human impacts appear to have significantly truncated the upper one-third of the spectrum. This dramatic alteration to what is possibly life’s largest-scale regularity underscores the global extent of human activities.
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Biomass (ecology)GeneralityPlanktonMarine lifeBiologyEcologyMarine bacteriophageScale (ratio)Environmental scienceMarine biologyGlobal changeOceanographyBacteriaClimate changeGeographyGeologyGeneticsPsychologyPsychotherapistCartographyMarine animal studies overviewOcean Acidification Effects and ResponsesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies