Picoplankton do some heavy lifting

被引:35
作者
Barber, Richard T. [1 ]
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[1] Duke Univ, Nicholas Sch Environm & Earth Sci, Beaufort, NC 28516 USA
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10.1126/science.1137438
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Tiny unicellular plants called picoplankton play an unexpectedly large role in the transport of organic matter to the deep ocean.
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