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Study examines the role of the deep ocean in carbon dioxide storage
2014-11-13 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: The Southern Ocean plays an important role in the exchange of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the ocean. One aspect of this is the growth of phytoplankton, which acts as a natural sponge for carbon dioxide, drawing the troublesome greenhouse gas from the atmosphere into the sea. When these plankton die they can sink to the bottom of the ocean and store some of the carbon dioxide they have absorbed, a process scientists call the "biological carbon pump." Although many areas of the Southern...
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