Phytoplankton or microalgae found in the ocean are often known to produce a sulfur-containing chemical called dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). This organic molecule breaks down to release a strong ...
Scientists were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton -- tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria -- present in freshwater and saltwater do not clean water that ...
Willem H. van de Poll, Douwe S. Maat, Philipp Fischer, Ronald J. W. Visser, Corina P. D. Brussaard, Anita G. J. Buma Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 66, No. 4 (April ...
"All of a sudden, you’ve got millions." Experts issue warning after finding harmful creatures in US lake: 'They reproduce ...
Many plankton journey from the cold, dark depths of our oceans to the surface, only to eventually drift down again into the darkness in a perpetual rhythm. Yet, how single-celled phytoplankton, most ...