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.
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News tagged with tiny crustaceans
Underwater noise shown to disturb feeding behavior of marine organisms
Many marine organisms, such as fish, marine mammals and crustaceans, produce and use sound to navigate, reproduce, detect prey and avoid predators. However, anthropogenic sound, for example from the construction and operation ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2023
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Tiny currents may impact vital ocean food source
Copepods are tiny crustaceans about the size of a grain of rice, but they are one of the most important parts of the Earth's aquatic ecosystems. Their behavior and interaction with the environment, however, remains a relative ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 24, 2021
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A species of cladoceran believed to be extinct has been rediscovered
In a lake in Finland, Senckenberg scientist Kay Van Damme rediscovered in collaboration with an international team a species of water flea that had long been considered extinct. While there are numerous fossil records of ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2019
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Thousands of tiny red crabs stranding on California beach
Thousands of tiny red crabs are carpeting beaches in Orange County and creating an amazing spectacle for swimmers and surfers.
Environment
May 14, 2016
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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.
Environment
Mar 30, 2012
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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 ...
Environment
May 1, 2009
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Study of the evolution of the micro-crustacean group Cladocera
Scientists of the Senckenberg Institute have studied the evolutionary history of the so-called "water fleas." These tiny crustaceans from the order Cladocera form the basis of the trophic pyramid and therefore play an important ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2016
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Scottish residents to help put an end to microplastic pollution on beaches
"From whales to wellies, syringes to cigarette butts and fishing lines to fridges – it's all been found around the Forth. But not many locals realise they are sharing their beach with nurdles." So says a group of concerned ...
Environment
May 26, 2014
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