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Dina Leech and Virginia Schutte collect zooplankton from Bogue Sound using a plankton tow net. Plankton from the net were rinsed into a sieve and then added to the experimental microcosms. (Credit: Mary O’Connor/UNC)
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—Even small increases in ocean temperatures could drive dramatic shifts in the structure of underwater food webs and the abundance of marine life, according to a new study. Continue…
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‘Born-again’ eggs offer peek into past
A female copepod carries a bright red egg sac at the base of her body. (Actual size is approximately 2 mm.) These eggs were likely hatched within a few days of this photomicrograph. (Credit: Nelson Hairston Jr.)
