My team discovered ‘dark oxygen’ on the seafloor – now we’re trying to understand how it was made
The discovery of dark oxygen clearly has potential implications for the deep-sea mining industry. Deep-sea mining would ...
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When marine algae get sick: How viruses shape microbe interactions
On land, photosynthesis is carried out by plants, and the impacts of the process can be seen with the autumn leaves changing color and new green leaves in the spring. But in the ocean, the process ...
Eukaryotic phytoplankton decline due to ocean acidification could significantly impact global carbon cycle
Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and subtropical oligotrophic waters, ocean acidification reduces primary production, the process of photosynthesis in ...
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'Dark oxygen': a deep-sea discovery that has split scientists
Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of ... life was made ...
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Introduction to Blackwater Diving
When the sun sets, the ocean comes alive with a whole new world of marine life. Here's what you can expect—and how to prepare ...
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The carbon cycle
(C) In the coastal ocean, photosynthesis, decomposition and re-exchanging of CO2 with the atmosphere still continue. Solid organic carbon (e.g., soil particles, phytoplankton cells) is buried in ...
Microplastics: Are they poisoning crops and jeopardizing food production?
Microplastics are hindering photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert energy from the sun into the fruit and ...
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These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light
She began to wonder about the vast, cold blackness of the polar ocean. In early 2020, Hoppe found herself testing the limits of photosynthesis directly, camped aboard an icebreaker ship that had ...
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how ocean ecosystems help fight climate change
microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton also feed on CO2 and use photosynthesis to produce energy. Seagrasses and phytoplankton near the ocean’s surface form the base of the aquatic food ...
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The Biological Productivity of the Ocean
Productivity fuels life in the ocean, drives its chemical cycles, and lowers atmospheric carbon dioxide. Nutrient uptake and export interact with circulation to yield distinct ocean regimes.
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Microplastics Are Making Photosynthesis Harder for Plants—and That Could Slash Crop Yields, Study Suggests
On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae ... The tiny plastic particles have been found in the ocean breeze, soil and even our brains.
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The ocean carbon cycle
Through one of the primary carbon storage mechanisms, the biological carbon pump, phytoplankton (microscopic marine plants at the bottom of the oceanic food chain) take up CO 2 in the surface ocean ...