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Giant Jellyfish a Result of Rising Carbon?

A shark investigates what appears to be a giant jellyfish off the coast of Costa Rica

The Oblicon - Sightings of giant jellyfish, with bells are large as 4 metres across, are baffling scientists, which say that their unusually large size may be a result of increased levels of atmospheric carbon.

Biologists at the University of Morana believe that the higher levels of carbon dioxide, a product of cars and industry, are causing explosions of phytoplankton (microscopic plant-like organisms) in tropical areas. “They [jellyfish] consume mainly plankton and the unnaturally high levels of food are allowing them to grow into a massive size”.

Source - Oblicon

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