Phytoplankton (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Phytoplankton

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Seasonal blooms of tiny algae play an important role in marine carbon cycling. Now a new detail of the surrounding mysteries has been uncovered.

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Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology / G. Reintjes

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