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Can a tropical water flea invade European lakes?
2013-03-23 18:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Daphnia is a genus of small, planktonic crustaceans, commonly called 'water fleas' because of their jumpy swimming style and their size (between 0.2 and 5 mm). They live in various aquatic environments, ranging from acidic swamps to freshwater lakes, ponds, streams and rivers. Species of the genus Daphnia play a key role in freshwater food webs: they consume algae and are themselves an important food item for small fish. Daphnia lumholtzi is a small subtropical and tropical representative, known...
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