For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as 'expressway' to deeper depths, study finds
May 02, 2024
May 02, 2024
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 2 -- Brown University issued the following news:
New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.
The research vessel Alliance lowers a CTD rosette to sample biological communities below the sea surface. In the background is the research vessel SOCIB. Photo by Kausalya Mahadevan.
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New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.
The research vessel Alliance lowers a CTD rosette to sample biological communities below the sea surface. In the background is the research vessel SOCIB. Photo by Kausalya Mahadevan.
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