\n \n \n \n \n \n TEST: Start Info<\/title><br \/>\n<\/head><br \/>\n<body><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"sim\">\n<h1>Summer in the Arctic<\/h1>\n<p>Just what is a self-respecting whale doing in the cold Arctic waters?<\/p>\n<p>\n Polar regions are rich in whale food. The long days and abundant sunlight<br \/>\n of the summer favor the growth of tiny plants called phytoplankton. During this time, cold water from<br \/>\n the bottom moves up toward the surface. The cold water is full of the<br \/>\n nutrients phytoplankton need to grow. Lots of nutrients, lots of light cause a<br \/>\n rapid increase in phytoplankton numbers; the phytoplankton “blooms”.\n <\/p>\n<p>There are lots of these tiny plants available to be eaten. As a result,<br \/>\n the populations of tiny animals called zooplankton also explode. Other animal populations, including<br \/>\n the bottom dwellers, also increase. These populations of bottom dwellers<br \/>\n provide food for California gray whales.\n <\/p>\n<p>\n So, gray whales spend their summers in cold Arctic waters because so<br \/>\n much food is available.\n <\/p>\n<p>\n But some dangers are on the horizon.<br \/>\n The warming climate is melting the ice<br \/>\n cover. This melting is changing how<br \/>\n much food is available for gray whales.<br \/>\n Less ice cover means less phytoplankton<br \/>\n which means fewer bottom dwellers.<br \/>\n Fewer bottom dwellers means less food<br \/>\n for gray whales. So, there may be more<br \/>\n days to feed but less food to eat.\n <\/p>\n<p>\n Shorter days and falling temperatures signal that it is time for the whales<br \/>\n to stop feeding. They turn south and begin their great swim.\n <\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/summer.PNG\" alt=\"food diagram\"><br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/whale-start\/\"><button class=\"reg btn blu\">Go Back to Choices<\/button><\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEST: Start Info Summer in the Arctic Just what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-header-footer.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9383"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9383"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9505,"href":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9383\/revisions\/9505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}