Plankton changes Atlantic into carbon sink
Monday, July 21, 2008 - 19:42
in Earth & Climate
PALISADES, N.Y., July 21 (UPI) -- A seasonal bloom of ocean plankton is pulling more carbon dioxide than previously thought from the atmosphere into the Atlantic Ocean, U.S. researchers said.
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