Sentences with phrase «few zooplankton»

And with few zooplankton around, they couldn't have been in the bay to eat.

In ponds dominated by female fish, the researchers observed more pronounced ecological changes, including fewer zooplankton and a greater abundance of algae, than in male dominated ponds.

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These small crustaceans are important organisms of the zooplankton, particularly as food for baleen whales, Mantas, whale sharks, Crabeater seals and other seals, and a few seabird species that feed almost exclusively on them.

The multiyear sea ice provides unique habitat for ice - associated phytoplankton, zooplankton, small invertebrates, and a few species of fish, as well as resting, breeding, and hunting platforms for marine mammals of several species [262].

With fewer predators, there is also less competition for the jellyfish to feed on small fish and zooplankton.