Not exact matches
This scenario was used to model the potential impact of these changes
on the distribution of 72 species of invertebrates, known as stream
macroinvertebrates.
While at the site, they might study
macroinvertebrates using two - way aquatic magnifiers and a digital - imaging tool nicknamed a «scope
on a rope,» or they might test water quality — very important for the state's seafood economy — for problems such as fecal coliform bacteria.
Studies in both freshwater and marine ecosystems have demonstrated significant impacts of anthropogenic acidification
on olfactory abilities of fish and
macroinvertebrates, leading to impaired behavioural responses, with potentially far - reaching consequences to population dynamics and community structure.