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Mostly its because so little lives in the tropics. Colder waters hold much more oxygen and CO2 per volume than warmer waters. The dissolved gasses allow much more phytoplankton and zooplankton to live. Its the phytoplankters that make water green and cloudy (mostly) and where they are absent the water appears blue and clear.
With a broader base for the food chain, colder waters also support more larger animals than warm water. There are no great fisheries in the tropics to compare with George's Bank or the richness of the Wendell Sea.
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Old 10-21-1999, 05:01 PM
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