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Global fleet of undersea robots reveal the phytoplankton hidden beneath the ocean's surface
Researchers use ~100,000 water-column profiles from BGC-Argo to describe Earth’s phytoplankton carbon biomass and its ...
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Robot fleet reveals hidden ocean phytoplankton equal to 250 million elephants
The findings carry implications for the long-term monitoring of Earth’s phytoplankton and for understanding how anthropogenic ...
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How marine heatwaves impact ocean health
Rising ocean heatwaves disrupt marine ecosystems, threatening phytoplankton blooms, food chains, and carbon storage.
Unveiling the Ocean’s Hidden Green: Robot Explorers Reveal Missing Half of Phytoplankton
About 346 million tonnes or around 250 million elephants. Using data from BGC-Argo floats, scientists have mapped the global ...
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Evaluation of phytoplankton abundance and wastewater quality in intensive vannamei shrimp ponds in the northern coastal area of Bangka Island
Fisheries and Marine Sciences, University of Bangka Belitung, 33172, Indonesia Effluent waste generated from the intensive production of vannamei shrimp is known to play an essential role in ...
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Phytoplankton community shifts after wastewater treatment plant closure
The findings are published in the journal Marine Environmental Research. Phytoplankton, a collection of photosynthesizing microscopic organisms, are highly sensitive to variations in nutrient ...
Global fleet of undersea robots reveals the phytoplankton hidden beneath the ocean's surface
Phytoplankton—microscopic plant-like organisms—are the foundation of the marine food web, sustaining everything from tiny ...
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Global fleet of undersea robots reveals the phytoplankton hidden beneath the ocean's surface
More information: Adam C. Stoer et al, Carbon-centric dynamics of Earth's marine phytoplankton, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2405354121 ...