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Scientists collect samples from algal mats dotting the surface of sea ice in the Arctic.
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Algal Mats May Be a Key to the Arctic Food Web

by Fanni Daniella Szakal 27 June 202227 June 2022

Melt ponds in sea ice have thriving algal communities with startlingly high levels of photosynthetic activity.

A large swirling plankton bloom is seen in the Gulf of Alaska in this satellite image taken in June 2016
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A Promising Development for Detecting Ocean Productivity

by Terri Cook 3 November 2020

A comparison of primary productivity measurements across the North Pacific Ocean demonstrates the potential for using autonomous instruments to discern effects of climate change on the marine food web.

Looking toward Tahiti from Tetiaroa.
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Oceans May Produce Twice as Much Organic Matter as Usually Measured

by S. Witman 20 November 2017

Researchers study how oceans respire carbon, reexamining a critical part of the global carbon cycle.

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