Ocean Eddies Play a Key Role in Replenishing Ocean Nutrients. Here’s How

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Takeaways :

  • Ocean eddies move important nutrients around the ocean and keep marine life healthy.
  • Researchers believe this distribution of nutrients could also help sustain carbon storage in subtropical oceans.
  • These eddies create a “nutrient relay”, which helps maintain populations of phytoplankton which play a role in the ocean’s ability to sequester carbon.

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