De-icing road salts — even those marketed as environmentally friendly — may harm important freshwater plankton, a new analysis indicates. The study, published in Science of the Total Environment, ...

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 ...

The dynamics of freshwater zooplankton communities are increasingly influenced by environmental stressors, among which ultraviolet radiation (UVR) plays a pivotal role. UVR can affect the physiology ...

A collaborative research team has recently revealed that rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in both fresh and ocean water around the world, are able to chew apart microplastics, ...

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 ...

Distribution of warm water epiplanktonic shrimps of the genera Lucifer and Acetes (Macrura, Penaeidea, Sergestidae) / Makoto Omori -- On doliolids collected from the Bay of Bengal / P. Dhandapani -- ...

AMHEST, Mass. – A collaborative research team lead by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently revealed that rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in both fresh and ocean ...