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一个穿着潜水衣的人涉水穿过水下的樽海鞘群。
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喷气推进的被囊动物在海洋碳循环中的作用

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 17 February 202322 February 2023

新研究表明,广泛分布的胶质浮游动物的大量繁殖,连同它们的粪便、每日的垂直迁移和它们的尸体一起,增加了海洋的碳输出。

A person in a wetsuit wades through an underwater cloud of salps.
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Jet-Propelled Tunicates Pump Carbon Through the Oceans

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 19 January 202317 February 2023

New research reveals that blooms of the widespread gelatinous zooplankton—along with their feces, daily vertical migrations, and carcasses—increase marine carbon export.

Close-up of a chain of salps
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Species of Feces Help Phytoplankton Feed Itself

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 2 June 202118 January 2023

The unicellular plants more readily take up iron in the presence of salp feces than in krill feces, an experiment in Antarctica reveals.

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Jellies Transfer a Significant Amount of Carbon to the Deep Ocean

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 14 October 202016 March 2023

Jellyfish and sea salps aren’t getting the credit they deserve for their role in ocean carbon cycling, according to a new study.

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