Brine Shrimp
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Brine Shrimp Crustaceans (distant cousins of the shrimps found in oceans, bays an estuaries)
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Brine Shrimp. Crustaceans (distant cousins of the shrimps found in oceans, bays an estuaries). Population size varies. Optimum conditions – estimated 4 trillion in Mono Lake, CA Eggs can dry out in the desert and stay viable for a year or longer. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Brine Shrimp
Crustaceans (distant cousins of the shrimps found in oceans, bays an
estuaries)
• Population size varies.• Optimum conditions – estimated 4 trillion in
Mono Lake, CA• Eggs can dry out in the desert and stay viable for
a year or longer.• When the conditions fall in their range of
tolerance they hatch.• They hatch only when the environmental
conditions are such that they can live!
