food web

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These microscopic plants form the foundation of the food web, feeding krill that sustain penguins, seals, and whales.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Microplastics, along with ultra-tiny nanoplastics, can kill or severely sicken marine life before entering the food web and ultimately ending up on our plates.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

"The other thing we're trying to figure out is once these organisms fix the carbon into their cells, how does it become available to the rest of the food web?" she noted.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

They "play a central role in the food web, consuming fish and invertebrates and recycling nutrients" and are one of the "keystone species" of their ecosystem.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

"That then cascades through the food web because without the invertebrates you don't get the birds who are reliant on them for food," Mr MacCarthy said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025