Small Animals with Big Impact
Copepods, the world's most common animal, release unique substances into the oceans
food web
NSF, NASA Scientists Explore Ocean's 'Twilight Zone' to Uncover Links between Carbon and Plankton
Tiny floating organisms play a role in removing carbon dioxide from oceans and the atmosphere
Climate Change Drives Collapse in Marine Food Webs
Such disturbances in energy transfer can potentially lead to a decrease in food availability for top predators, which in turn, can lead to negative impacts for many marine species within these food webs
Study Solves Mystery of How First Animals Appeared on Earth
Research team finds the answer in ancient sedimentary rocks from central Australia
Loss of 350 Miles of Great Plains Streams Causing Changes in Aquatic Food Web
Research maps the loss of stream habitat for many small fish in the Great Plains region and attributes it to declining groundwater sources.