1931-1946 (16 pages) We used amino acid (AA) compound-specific isotope analysis (δ15NAA and δ13CAA values) of midwater zooplankton and suspended particles to examine their ... The vertical ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 60, No. 6 (2015), pp. 2158-2172 (15 pages) Zooplankton inhabiting deep, oligotrophic, tropical lakes must cope with scenarios where the combination of resource ...

Plankton are a collection of tiny organisms ... which have spread into virtually every part of the ocean, from the deepest sea trenches to the water’s surface, where they get caught in algae.

These huge blooms sink to the sea floor when the plankton die, transporting carbon to the deep sea and helping to fight climate change. While plankton blooms like this are usually natural ...

Discover the hidden snowfall of the ocean—what marine snow is, how it forms, and why it matters for our planet and climate ...

Plankton is the name given to a collection of tiny sea life that lives in the ocean. These minute organisms may be small, but they have a big role to play in maintaining the health of our oceans.

Under-sea mountains are key locations for predators ... can support increased numbers of other species, from zooplankton (which eat phytoplankton) all the way to top predators like sharks.

Some plankton combine calcium and dissolved carbonates ... the carbon in their carcasses can create a feast for deep-sea critters and also be buried in marine sediments. Ocean deposits are by ...