University of Rhode Island Oceanographer Finds That Passing Clouds Cause Some Marine Animals to Make Mini-Migrations
August 03, 2021
August 03, 2021
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
Every evening, small fish and microscopic animals called zooplankton journey to the ocean surface, where they feast on microscopic plants under the moonlight before returning to the depths at dawn. With data collected during a NASA campaign in 2018, a team of scientists led by a University of Rhode Island oceanographer has now shown that some zooplankton swim up and down in response . . .
Every evening, small fish and microscopic animals called zooplankton journey to the ocean surface, where they feast on microscopic plants under the moonlight before returning to the depths at dawn. With data collected during a NASA campaign in 2018, a team of scientists led by a University of Rhode Island oceanographer has now shown that some zooplankton swim up and down in response . . .