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Scientists and engineers have discovered a method to harness Daphnia to provide a scalable low-cost, low-carbon way of removing pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals from wastewater.
From Science Daily • Sep. 25, 2023
The Daphnia is also eaten by Kokanee salmon, and if the Daphnia population remains high, the salmon could increase greatly in size, scientists wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2022
The water flea Daphnia magna—a freshwater crustacean up to a few millimeters in size—is one species busy evolving in cities in response to heat, pollution and even local predators.
From Scientific American • Mar. 25, 2022
For the estuary ecosystem, the scientists studied Inland Silverside and mysid shrimp, while in the freshwater ecosystem the scientists studied embryonic zebrafish and the crustacean Daphnia magna.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2022
Of Crustaceae: near the sea-shore a Pagurus existed in astonishing numbers, and in the sweet waters a Daphnia.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
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