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Tue, 7 Sep 10
Lake Michigan ecosystem may crash: 'Doughnut' of phytoplankton disappearing
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/JdjMKK5C6z4/100903210420.htm
In 1998, Charlie Kerfoot discovered a "doughnut" of phytoplankton circulating in Lake Michigan, helping to feed the lake's famous fishery. Just 12 later, the doughnut is disappearing, and Kerfoot fears that the lake's ecosystem will crash, taking with it much of the fish biomass.