News Headline

Tiny microorganisms in the Southern Ocean affect how the rest of the world's seas respond to carbon

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2021-02-11

In the ocean that surrounds Antarctica, deep water wells up to the surface, carrying nutrients and other dissolved materials needed by light-loving ocean life. One of these materials is calcium carbonate, which, when dissolved, raises seawater alkalinity and helps the ocean respond to increasing carbon dioxide levels.

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https://phys.org/news/2021-02-tiny-microorganisms-southern-ocean-affect.html