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Small fraction of microbes consume most oxygen in ocean: study

Small fraction of microbes consume most oxygen in ocean: study

A new study by researchers at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences suggests that a small fraction of marine microorganisms are responsible for most oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide release in the ocean. The startling discovery, published in Nature, comes from a new method that provides unprecedented insight into those organisms that help govern the …

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