Phrases with «plankton populations»

The phrase "plankton populations" refers to a group of very small organisms that drift in bodies of water, such as oceans or lakes. These organisms are unable to swim against the current and include both plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton). They serve as an important food source for many larger marine creatures. Full definition

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Sentences with «plankton populations»

A wide range of smartphone apps could allow citizens to do everything from monitoring air and water quality to tracking ocean plankton populations from space. (scientificamerican.com)
So ammonites might well have starved to death when plankton populations crashed 65 million years ago. (newscientist.com)
The team found levels of both TiO2 and H2O2 to be high enough in the waterways tested to pose a threat to bacterial and base - level plankton populations. (scientificamerican.com)
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Phrases with «plankton populations»

Sentences with «plankton populations»

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