Plankton are a collection of tiny organisms that live at and beneath the surface of lakes, rivers, ponds, and oceans across ...

Typically, in the absence of salps and other large zooplankton, phytoplankton communities dominated by small cells are not as efficient at sinking to depth compared to those dominated by large ...

Behind closed doors at the Shedd Aquarium, green, orange and red water bubbles and gurgles in carefully organized jars and vats up to 5 feet high. In this water, microscopic organisms live, thrive and ...

Freshwater ecosystems are impacted by human activities, including climate change, pollution and invasive species. We are researchers at the Université du Québec à Montréal and part of the Groupe de ...

They drift aimlessly at sea, soaking up sunlight from the sky and nutrients from the deep. Often invisible to the naked eye, these tiny invertebrates form the hidden backbone of ocean ecosystems.

A cabled observatory used a variety of highly sensitive instruments to determine the mixing of ocean water off the coast of Japan over time and its correlation with plankton and aggregate abundance ...

Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but there are some larger plankton, such as some types of jellyfish. Phytoplankton are ...