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    • Two Antarctic zooplankton - krill.
    Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Published 3 December 2007 Size: 64 KB Referencing Hub media

    Krill is one of the best known Antarctic species of zooplankton and are the food source for a wide range of animals.

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      Week 5: Plankton in the Ross Sea

      Plankton, which means floating, are microscopic organisms that drift in either saltwater or freshwater. These organisms can be animals, plants or bacteria. Despite their minute size, they play an ...

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      Week 4: Benthos – life on the seabed

      During the voyage to the Ross Sea, we sampled benthos. So what is benthos, and why do we want to know more about it? Rights: NIWA Sea stars and limpets Antarctic benthos: sea-stars (Odontaster ...

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