5000 pounds a day
plankton rules the day
When there is a plankton bloom, they feed continuously.
Paulus Schiemenz has written: 'Die Heteropoden der Plankton-Expedition' -- subject(s): Plankton Expedition (1889), Heteropoda 'Die Pteropoden der Plankton-Expedition' -- subject(s): Plankton Expedition (1889), Pteropoda
Plankton is a regular meal for different types of fish, and without plankton many fish would die.
about the same amount as sperm i can produce
The plankton die due to the temperature chnage
As plankton die, it sinks to the sea floor, and over many years, a sediment is formed.
Julius Vosseler has written: 'Die Amphipoden der Plankton-expedition' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Die Amphipoden der Plankton-expedition' -- subject(s): Amphipoda, Plankton Expedition (1889)
Ozone depletion causes plankton to die. These plankton are the ones that stop greenhouse effect.
From my guess, there has to be plankton in the rivers. I don't know how much, but there is an amount in it since fish and other waterfowl animals live in them, and they depend on the plankton.
Plankton supplies the world with 80% of its oxygen. Also, like any other organism, if they die out they mess up the ecosystem.