Plankton’s shifting role in deep sea carbon storage explored
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 13 October, 2011
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The tiny phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi, invisible to the naked eye, plays an outsized role in drawing carbon from the atmosphere and sequestering it deep in the seas. But this role may change as ocean water becomes warmer and more acidic, according to a research team....