Tag: Zooplankton
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Tiny Life is a Big-elow Deal
Bigelow Laboratory researchers Nick Record, Rebekah Shunmugapandi, and Karen Stamieszkin were featured in an article today in The Maine Monitor about their zooplankton research. For…
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Penguin Awareness Day
On January 20, Bigelow Laboratory joined organizations and institutions in celebrating Penguin Awareness Day. Our researchers discovered how a small amount of penguin guano in…
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#MicroMonday: Charismatic Microfauna
What do jellyfish, lobsters, krill, and even swordfish have in common? At some point in their lives, they’re all zooplankton. These are the drifting animals…
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#MicroMonday: Happy Planksgiving
Thanksgiving is about coming together with those who are most important to us. For marine scientists, few organisms matter more than plankton. This #MicroMonday, Bigelow…
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Plankton Peeps
The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) is one of the oldest and most geographically extensive marine monitoring programs in the world. It provides 90 years of…
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Lurking in the Dark
In the days leading up to Halloween, it can be fun to reflect on the creepier aspects of life. Fortunately, the vast, dark expanses of…
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Green with Antennae
Last week, Bigelow Laboratory Director of Education Aislyn Keyes attended the Green Jobs Fair hosted by the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District in Dover-Foxcroft.…
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#MicroMonday: Tiny Bites for Marine Giants
Given that they are among the largest animals on the planet, it may seem puzzling that one of the North Atlantic right whale’s key prey…
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Learning How to Cope-pod
During a tour of Bigelow Laboratory last week, Advancement Officer Kim Nutt snapped a photo of PhD student Zach Wagner introducing visitors to Calanus, a…
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Following the Fare
The North Atlantic right whale is among the world’s biggest animals. It’s also one of its most endangered. Models of their distribution are essential for…
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Little Big Lies Under the Surface
If you thought plankton were just a food source for larger marine animals, we’ve got to break some tough news to you. This Thursday, we…
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Cracking the Lobster’s Dietary Code
The American lobster may be one of the economic and ecological cornerstones of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem, but scientists still know surprisingly little about…