Microscopic ‘eating and pooping machines’ are great at sucking up carbon
The new technique begins with large blooms of microscopic plants called phytoplankton. These phytoplankton blooms remove ...
Plankton Are Fundamental To Ocean Life, And They May Be In For A Struggle
Plankton, the base of the food chain for marine ecosystems worldwide, are facing potential dangers as the oceans warm. This ...
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Plankton are the backbone of the ocean — and may struggle with what’s coming
Even for those who forgo eating fish, plankton are crucial for preventing climate change from getting even worse than it is. When foraminifera form their shells, they bind carbon with calcium to ...
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‘Marine Snow’ Studies Show How the Ocean Eats Carbon
The ocean’s digestive system is dictated by picky microbes and precise dynamics of drifting debris ...
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Tiny oceanic plankton adapted to warming during the last ice age, but probably won’t survive future climate change – new study
Some plankton eat other plankton. That in turn gets eaten by fish and then marine mammals, so energy transfers further up the food chain. As it photosynthesises, phytoplankton is also a natural ...
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Ocean Plankton Survived Ice Age But May Not Cope With Climate Change Now
Some plankton eat other plankton. That in turn gets eaten by fish and then marine mammals, so energy transfers further up the food chain. As it photosynthesises, phytoplankton is also a natural ...