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How a great plankton migration could pose a 'serious threat' to ocean ecosystems and the planet

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Microscopic ocean creatures could migrate due to climate change, causing problems for ecosystems. Image: UNSPLASH/Marek Okon

Victoria Masterson
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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a diagram showing how ocean warming is causing marine plankton to migrate to cooler waters.
Ocean warming is causing marine plankton to migrate to cooler waters. Image: Nature Communications / ETH Zürich

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