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Faster Water Flow Means Greater Diversity of Invertebrate Marine Life


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Source: PhysOrg.com

November 17, 2010

 

One of biggest factors promoting the diversity of coastal ocean life is how fast the water flows, according to new research by ecologists at Brown University. Experiments and observation in Palau, Alaska, and Maine showed that the faster the flow, the greater the number of invertebrate species that live on rocks under the water.

 

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