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A container full of recovered krill.

A container full of recovered krill.
A container full of recovered krill.
A container full of recovered krill.
A container full of recovered krill.
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Ashjian, Carin Jessica
A container full of recovered krill.
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09/30/2009
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Krill are very small crustaceans of the sea that eat even smaller creatures called phytoplankton. Krill play a major role in the food chain because they provide food for a huge number of larger animals. From Antarctica to the Arctic, many animals ? baleen whales, manta rays, whale sharks, many species of seals, fish, and seabirds ? depend on krill as one of their main food sources. A team of researchers spent 38 days in the Arctic to learn about the ecosystem there and the possible effects of climate change.
Photo by Carin Ashjian
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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