Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Feces doesn’t appear to be on the menu for zooplankton. While ...
With the goal of using her education to help the environment, Deana Crouser landed a summer internship in the lab of University of Washington oceanography professor Julie Keister. There was just one ...
Often overlooked and barely visible, zooplankton play a quiet but crucial role in helping freshwater ecosystems survive ...
With dwindling non-renewable fuel sources creating an enormous energy challenge, the search is on to develop sustainable, renewable types of energy such as solar, wind and biofuel. One of the recent ...
It is estimated that ocean temperature warming will cause phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass to decrease by 6% and 11% respectively by the end of the century. A lower amount of these two main ...
Artistic depictions of zooplankton currently adorn the walls of UC San Diego’s Geisel Library, as well as the entrance of the Biomedical Library, thanks to a showcase created by UC San Diego biology ...
Biomixing, where the ocean is mixed by swimming animals, has long been a hot topic in oceanography. Some people think all that biological flapping and stroking could be a major source of oceanic ...
S. E. Wilson, H. A. Ruhl, K. L. Smith Jr. Sinking particulate material collected in sequencing sediment traps moored at 3500 m depth (600 m above bottom) from 1993 to 2008 at the abyssal time-series ...