Under threat phytoplankton could take centuries to recover from ocean warming, new research finds

Under threat phytoplankton could take centuries to recover from ocean warming, new research finds

Climate change is affecting the ocean and one of its most important inhabitants, but recovery might be possible, new research finds, if we can limit warming.A phytoplankton bloom on the Atlantic Sea coast. Image: AdobePhytoplankton are critical to the marine food web, but their survival is under threat from climate change.New research, led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), suggests limiting warming to around 1.5–2°C could offer the Nort…