COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Scientists say ocean currents cause microbes to filter light
Description: Because many ocean microbes, like large phytoplankton, have either an elongated shape or live in communities of long chains, their orientation to ocean currents could have a substantial effect on ocean light - which in turn influences photosynthesis and phytoplankton growth rates - as well as on satellite readings of light backscatter used to inform climate models or assess algal blooms. [Source: MIT News]
URL: http://web.mit.edu/press/2011/stocker-microbes.html
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Source: MIT News
Publish Date: 2/23/2011
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