Salp blooms drive strong increases in passive carbon export in the Southern Ocean
Gelatinous bloom-forming zooplankton—salps—alter microbial communities and quintuple the flux of sinking particles from the surface to the deep, strongly enhancing the ability of the ocean to sequester CO2.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-02-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35204-6 |