Who eats who: Looking into the stomach of zooplankton

PhD candidate Andreas Novotny at DEEP studies zooplankton, a small species of animals found in fresh and marine waters throughout the world. He is interested in the food chain; in who eats who. Watch the video here to find out more about his research!

Did you know that the world’s smallest animals live in the sea?

PhD candidate Andreas Novotny uses DNA techniques to analyze the stomach content of zooplankton - one of the world's smallest animals. Andreas Novotnys aim is to identify predator-prey interactions, or in a broader context, discover how the food web is composed. Watch the video below to find out more! (in Swedish)

The video is made by the students Anna-Lee Cöster Jansén och Matylda Frej at the Department of Media Studies (JMK).

Last updated: May 28, 2020
Page editor: Amanda Gonzalez Bengtsson
Source: Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

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