COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Climate change could turn oxygen-free seas from blessing to curse for zooplankton
Description: Tiny marine organisms called zooplankton can use specialized adaptations that allow them to hide from predators in areas of the ocean where oxygen levels are so low that almost nothing can survive, but they may run into trouble as these areas expand due to climate change. [Source: e! Science News]
URL: http://esciencenews.com/articles/2011/07/01/climate.change.could.turn.oxygen.free.seas.blessing.curse.zooplankton
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Source: e! Science News
Publish Date: 7/1/2011
Reading Level: Basic
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