Description
This is the eight year update video on the planted ecosphere. This closed ecosystem was made from locally sourced materials and with Vallisneria added from my tropical aquarium. This ecosystem has remained airtight in this jar for the last eight years and underwent loads of changes, from the emergence and extinction of various animal species and the evolution of the shape of the plants.
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References:
Hoehle, M., Brachert, T., Piller, W.E. et al. Scale-dependent size variability of Cyprideis torosa (Ostracoda). Limnology 26, 55–74 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-024-00761-w
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335224436_Annotated_checklist_of_Recent_Ostracoda_Crustacea_of_the_Netherlands
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