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Longer-term plankton species diversity is independent of ocean mixing, study finds

Plankton are tiny, microscopic marine organisms that represent the very bottom of the food chain. Some are photosynthetic and others graze on bacteria and other plankton, but no plankton species can move against ocean currents.

Longer-term plankton species diversity is independent of ocean mixing, study finds
Image: Phys.org
Plankton are tiny, microscopic marine organisms that represent the very bottom of the food chain. Some are photosynthetic and others graze on bacteria and other plankton, but no plankton species can move against ocean currents.

Originally published at Phys.org

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