These upwellings support blooms of phytoplankton, which in turn produce zooplankton and support many of the world's main fisheries. |
They are most commonly found over upwellings or the continental shelf, rarely close to shore. |
Studies off northwest Africa found they favor areas where the seabed slopes steeply, creating strong currents and upwellings, which tend to support higher prey densities. |
The southernmost auks, in California and Mexico, can survive there because of cold upwellings. |
One of the known look-alikes on SAR images is caused by upwellings. |
Plankton blooms usually follow coastal upwellings because of the abundant nutrients that come with it. |