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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: phytoplankton

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Additionally, phytoplankton plays a vital role in the ocean’s capacity to absorb and store carbon dioxide.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/07/14/ocean-color-changes-due-to-climate-change/

Another way it is generated in the water is through the process of photosynthesis, carried out by tiny phytoplankton or larger macroalgae.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/13/dead-fish-wash-up-texas-coast/

As a result, salps and larvaceans provide an effective shortcut for the transfer of energy from increasingly dominant small phytoplankton to fish.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-climate-threatens-global-fisheries.html

Exposure to solar UVB radiation has impacted survival rates of phytoplankton – the foundation of the aquatic food chain; scientists have demonstrated a direct reduction in phytoplankton due to increased levels of UVB.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariannelehnis/2023/01/20/the-world-would-be-25-hotter-if-the-ozone-layer-hadnt-recovered/

Exposure to solar UVB radiation has impacted survival rates of phytoplankton – the foundation of the aquatic food chain; scientists have demonstrated a direct reduction in phytoplankton due to increased levels of UVB.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariannelehnis/2023/01/20/the-world-would-be-25-hotter-if-the-ozone-layer-hadnt-recovered/

Normally, phytoplankton absorbs carbon and are eaten by zooplankton, who excrete the carbon in the form of faecal pellets that sink to the sea floor.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/170-trillion-plastic-new-study-impact-8533894/

On the other hand, microscopic phytoplankton floating near the ocean surface are increasingly taking advantage of shrinking sea ice to bloom in the newfound open water and sunlight.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-12-arctic-emitting-carbon.html

The new research found that some phytoplankton are equipped with an extra internal membrane that carries a “proton pump” enzyme that supercharges their ability to convert carbon dioxide into other substances.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-microbial-evolutionary-accident-changed-earths-atmosphere/