Microscale marine interactions may shape critical carbon cycles
Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 16:31
in Earth & Climate
In 1930, the deep-sea explorer William Beebe became the first to observe “marine snow,” an ever-present undersea shower of flocculent organic particles composed of dead phytoplankton, zooplankton fecal pellets, and other nutrient-rich detritus. Globally, marine organic particles transport billions of tons of carbon each year from the surface to the deep ocean. The “valves” controlling […]