Yet these tiny organisms — called plankton — may be unable to thrive in the rapidly warming oceans, according to a pair of new studies. The decline of these microscopic creatures puts huge ...
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but there are some larger plankton, such as some types of jellyfish. Phytoplankton are ...
Since the empty shells of deceased plankton sink to the seafloor, less carbon is stored when shell production decreases. Sonia Chaabane, the study's lead author and researcher at CEREGE and the ...