News tagged with tiny crustaceans

Preventing home invasions means fighting side-by-side for coral-dwelling crabs and shrimp

As any comic book lover knows, when superheroes band together the bad guys fall harder. The strength that comes in numbers is greater than the sum of its parts.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unexpected crustacean diversity discovered in northern freshwater ecosystems

Freshwater ecosystems in northern regions are home to significantly more species of water fleas than traditionally thought, adding to evidence that regions with vanishing waters contain unique animal life.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Krill found to have hidden depths

Antarctic krill regularly feed on the seabed, scientists have found. Until now the tiny crustaceans were thought to live mainly near the ocean surface.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Death -- not just life -- important link in marine ecosystems

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny crustaceans called copepods rule the world, at least when it comes to oceans and estuaries.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Climate change threatens Lake Baikal's unique biota

Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest and most biologically diverse lake, faces the prospect of severe ecological disruption as a result of climate change, according to an analysis by a joint US-Russian team in the May ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1