Science news articles about 'marine carbon cycle'

As a fast and efficient means of transport, jellyfish-like organisms could play a major role in the marine carbon cycle. Marine biologists report that dead bodies of the ...

... land sources. This suggests that labyrinthulomycetes may play an important role in the marine carbon cycle by breaking down material that is difficult to degrade. Because labyrinthulomycetes—unlike ...

... curb greenhouse gas levels through carbon sequestration," said Rubin. Because of the pine's enormous ... protists play a critical role in marine carbon cycling. An International team of investigators led ...

... January 16th in Science, their findings highlight how little is known about some aspects of the marine carbon cycle, which is undergoing rapid change as a result of global CO2 emissions. Until now, ...