Feces doesn’t appear to be on the menu for zooplankton. While these tiny aquatic animals are known to graze on other bacteria, new research indicates that they do not “clean” fresh or ...

Zooplankton play limited role in cleaning contaminated water Study sheds light on limitations of naturally occurring zooplankton for inactivating pathogen contaminated water Date: October 3, 2024 ...

The study has been published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. Grazing zooplankton, daphnia, which are an important source of food for fish, were found to be particularly vulnerable.

They found that some species of grazing zooplankton, daphnia, which are an important source of food for fish, were particularly vulnerable. Phytoplankton diatoms were also severely impacted. However, ...

They found that some species of grazing zooplankton, daphnia, which are an important source of food for fish, were particularly vulnerable. Phytoplankton diatoms were also severely impacted.