Faster water flow means greater diversity of invertebrate marine life

Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 00:30 in Earth & Climate

On the rocks just beneath the tides, the faster the water is moving in an area, the greater the variety of invertebrate creatures that will live there. Understanding that water flow is a strong predictor of diversity could be a huge boon to efforts to manage coastal ecosystems.

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