Phytoplankton sometimes come together in the ocean because they can’t tell which way is up, new research suggests.
TAKING A TUMBLE Phytoplankton often accumulate in thin layers below the ocean surface. The boundary between two currents could be where. This illustration shows upward swimming plankton becoming disoriented and stalling once they hit a sharp change in current velocity.
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