COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Revealed: The Ocean's Tiniest Life At The Bottom Of The Food Chain
Description: The Earth as we know it wouldn't exist without the trillions of microorganisms that live in the oceans. They're food for most everything that floats or swims, and they make oxygen that we need to breathe. Now scientists have completed a census of this Lilliputian universe. And it's more diverse than anyone imagined. [Source: National Public Radio]
URL: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/05/22/408330201/census-reveals-universe-of-marine-microbes-at-bottom-of-the-food-chain
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Source: National Public Radio
Publish Date: 5/22/2015
Reading Level: Basic
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