Copepods are among the most important organisms in the ocean. The millimeter-small animals are food for many fish species and are therefore of central importance for life in the sea. Marine biologists ...

In the sea, fish feed on species lower in the food chain. Can these same species form the basis of a new feed industry supplying the fish farming sector? "This is very possible," says Ingrid Ellingsen ...

“These microbes travel with their copepod hosts”, explains lead author Dr. Ximena Velasquez. “Because copepods dispersal is more limited by ocean currents than free-living microbes, their associated ...

The world's oceans are becoming increasingly stressful places for marine life, and experts are working to understand what this means for the future. From rising temperatures; to acidification as more ...

Amphipods are sensitive to pollution. A decreasing population suggests the water is contaminated. Amphipods reveal the hidden biodiversity of groundwater in Switzerland. Researchers from a Swiss water ...