Researchers Collecting Water Samples (IMAGE)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Researchers Collecting Water Samples

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Study authors Ben Twining and Natalie Cohen collect water samples in order to study the phytoplankton communities within. The researchers found that iron storage strategies may determine which phytoplankton species thrive in changing oceans and impact marine food webs.

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Ben Twining, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

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