Coccolithophore Balch (IMAGE)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Coccolithophore Balch

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Tiny algae called coccolithophores, such as this Discosphaera tubifera, play a major role in the global carbon cycle. New research shows that coccolithophores are mysteriously scarce in one of the most fertile and productive regions of the Atlantic Ocean.

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William Balch and Colin Fisher/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

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