These researchers who sin Zooplankton and Micronecon

Video The study of these small animals makes it possible to better understand the effect of climate change on this crucial link in the marine food chain.

A team of researchers embarks each year on board the Marion-Dufresne, a French oceanographic ship, to study macrozooplankton and micronecon. These small marine animals – crustaceans, gelatinous organisms or fish – are still almost unknown. Intermediate links of the food chain, threatened by climate change, they nevertheless determine the survival of sea lions or whales. this report broadcast in partnership with CNRS The newspaper takes you on board from Marion-Dufresne with experts who study them in the southern islands.

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