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Echinoderms Contribute to Global Carbon Sink; Impact of Marine Creatures Underestimated
Description: Echinoderms such as brittle stars and sea urchins bury significant amounts of carbon at the seabed when they die and decay. A new study contends that the impact on levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere by the decaying remains of this group of marine creatures has been significantly underestimated. [Source: ScienceDaily]
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100108101425.htm
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Source: ScienceDaily
Publish Date: 1/9/2010
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