Plastic reduces krill's ability to remove carbon in the deep ocean, marine ecologists find
New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic ...
Madagascar's huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa
Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of ...
JSTOR4 年
Carbon isotope fractionation in phytoplankton as a potential proxy for pH rather than for ...
Ecological changes of phytoplankton and eutrophication trend (1980-2006 ... The abundance of 13C in marine organic matter and isotopic fractionation in the global biogeochemical cycle of carbon during ...
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Unlocking the Ocean's Secrets: The Dust Beneath the Waves
New research highlights the link between desertification and significant phytoplankton blooms in the Indian Ocean. A team led by John A. Gittings found that nutrient-rich dust from southern African ...
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The ocean carbon cycle
Carbon, a building block of life, is constantly moving through different environmental compartments such as biota, the atmosphere, the ocean, soil and sediment, as part of what is called ‘the global ...
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Plastic Reduces How Krill Remove Carbon Into Deep Ocean
New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic ...
Reuters3 年
how ocean ecosystems help fight climate change
Seagrasses and phytoplankton near the ocean’s surface ... seagrasses and other forms of sea life interact sheds light on Earth’s carbon cycle. Carbon, a chemical element, is found in all ...
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Of tiny organisms and their giant impact on the ocean
November 2024/Kiel. Professor Dr Susanne Neuer, renowned marine biogeochemist and professor at Arizona State University, was awarded the 31st Excellence Professorship from the Prof. Dr Werner Petersen ...
Ocean warming and acidification threaten key ocean plankton groups, study warns
According to a recent study published in Nature, many planktonic foraminifera species may face unprecedented environmental ...