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zooplankton

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New technology lights way for accelerating coral reef restoration

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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 is contaminated with fecal microorganisms. Pictured: One of the zooplankton found in the water samples is the adult copepod, a miniature crustacean that is about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.

Zooplankton go “Eew!” to cleaning feces-contaminated water

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In Lake Erie, climate change scrambles zooplankton’s seasonal presence

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Scavenging amphipods from Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

Tiny crustaceans discovered preying on live jellyfish during harsh Arctic night

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