Tiny plankton drive processes in the ocean that capture twice as much carbon as scientists thought
- Written by Ken Buesseler, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ocean carbon storage is driven by phytoplankton blooms, like the turquoise swirls visible here in the North Sea and waters off Denmark.NASAThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
The ocean plays a major role in the global carbon cycle. The driving force comes from tiny plankton that produce organic carbon...