Sunday, March 10, 2013

Plankton Can Respond To Climate Change

Inquisitr: Plankton species can adapt to changing water temperatures, allowing them to swim efficiently even in colder, heavier water, according to a team of Texas researchers who recently published their results in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. That`s important because the tiny organisms are one of the most important food sources in the ocean`s food web. Even large animals like whales and some plankton-eating sharks depend on huge accumulations of these microscopic creatures to survive....

URL: http://www.inquisitr.com/564933/plankton-can-respond-to-climate-change/
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