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Explosion in jellyfish numbers may lead to ecological disaster, warn scientists (Globalwarming? Yup)
guardian.co.uk ^
| June 12, 2011
| Tracy McVeigh
Posted on 06/13/2011 6:05:51 PM PDT by PROCON
A dramatic global increase in jellyfish swarms could damage the marine food chain
Global warming has long been blamed for the huge rise in the world's jellyfish population. But new research suggests that they, in turn, may be worsening the problem by producing more carbon than the oceans can cope with.
Research led by Rob Condon of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in the US focuses on the effect that the increasing numbers of jellyfish are having on marine bateria, which play an important role by recycling nutrients created by decaying organisms back into the food web.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: climatechange; globalwarming; jellybeans
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Instead of using it to grow, the bacteria breathe it out as carbon dioxide. This means more of the gas is released into the atmosphere.That's it, we're all dead, I'm outta here.
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:05:59 PM PDT
by
PROCON
To: steelyourfaith; Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:06:58 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Liberals Mistake Education and Knowledge for Wisdom and Common Sense.)
To: PROCON
Oh noes!!!! We’re all gonna die!!!
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:16:53 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: PROCON
Calling Sponge Bob and Patrick.
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:21:22 PM PDT
by
Battle Axe
(Repent, for the coming of the Lord is neigh.)
To: Battle Axe
Oh please, they have a strict catch & release policy. Mr. Crabs on the other hand...
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:27:42 PM PDT
by
nerdwithagun
(I'd rather go gun to gun then knife to knife.)
To: PROCON
Forget about the jellyfish, the Humbolt Squid are coming!
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:31:25 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("A man'll usually tell you his bad intentions if you listen and let yourself hear it"--- Open Range)
To: PROCON
Too bad you can’t batter dip them and fry them up like other fish. If you could, we could solve the world food shortage problem and reduce carbon emission at the same time
(Of course, I’ve not sure how much cabin is emitted during a fish fry. Especially if you include french fries and hush puppies.)
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:34:04 PM PDT
by
KosmicKitty
(WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
To: PROCON
Not due to using our oceans as a toilet?
Went lobster diving in 60 feet of water while dropping through 40 feet of moon jetties once.
Felt like outer space.
To: PROCON
Saw a show about these giant jellyfish off Japan that come out in numbers every few years. Japan fisherman started slicing them up and throwing them back in the ocean thinking they were getting rid of them. Turns out, it was helping them bread in numbers never seen before...
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:37:36 PM PDT
by
Dogbert41
To: PROCON
Did they count the jellyfish in the White House?
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:40:10 PM PDT
by
Rocky
(REPEAL IT!)
To: KosmicKitty
The Chinese make “salad” out of jellyfish. Probably could batter and fry them.
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:42:19 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("A man'll usually tell you his bad intentions if you listen and let yourself hear it"--- Open Range)
To: PROCON
Find some use for them and send out the Japanese whaling fleet.
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06/13/2011 6:55:17 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: PROCON; proud_yank; Bockscar; grey_whiskers; WL-law; IrishCatholic; Whenifhow; SolitaryMan; ...
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06/13/2011 7:03:53 PM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
(If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
To: PROCON
To: PROCON
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posted on
06/13/2011 7:31:30 PM PDT
by
FrankR
(A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both.)
To: FrankR
ROTFLMAO!! You OWE me a keyboard!!
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posted on
06/13/2011 7:42:43 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Liberals Mistake Education and Knowledge for Wisdom and Common Sense.)
To: PROCON
Well I know I won’t sleep tonight. LOL!
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posted on
06/13/2011 8:10:35 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: PROCON
After you take the jelly out, what kind of fish is it?
To: KosmicKitty; Hugin
“Too bad you can’t batter dip them and fry them up like other fish.”
I have 4 packs in the fridge. Squid “salad” for lunch today!
To: PROCON; 11B40; A Balrog of Morgoth; A message; ACelt; Aeronaut; AFPhys; AlexW; America_Right; ...
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posted on
06/14/2011 12:18:34 PM PDT
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Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Obamao makes like Blagojevich to Richard/Bill Daley.)
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