KOSMOS 2011 Raunefjord (VIDEO)

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

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In a field experiment with the KOSMOS mesocosms at Raunefjord, Bergen (Norway), scientists investigated how Emiliania huxleyi, a single-celled calcifying alga that plays a key role in the Earth's climate system, reacts to ocean acidification when tested in its natural environment.

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Camera: Maike Nicolai, GEOMAR Christian Howe, Submaris Emiliania huxleyi SEM picture: Lennart Bach, GEOMAR

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