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Maximizing sea life ability to reduce atmospheric carbon may help combat climate change

2016-01-18 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: New research on West Antarctic seabed life reveals that the remote region of the South Orkney Islands is a carbon sink hotspot. The findings suggest that this recently designated (and world's first) entirely high seas marine protected area may be a powerful natural ally in combating rising CO2 as sea ice melts. "There has been a cascade of rising atmospheric CO2 driving warming, reducing sea ice, leading to longer micro-algal blooms--which means longer meal times for animals, which are growing more,"...

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