The study area in the tropical North Atlantic (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

The study area in the tropical North Atlantic

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Infinite vastness: Gases are constantly exchanged between the ocean and the atmosphere. The study presented here shows how tiny marine organisms contribute significantly to the release of the greenhouse gas methane in the tropical Atlantic.

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Jan von Arx/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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