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> In this case, the paper is suggesting that seaweed grows much faster in response to raised CO2, and then sequesters some of that carbon underwater. Makes you
by drubio 8y ago
> In this case, the paper is suggesting that seaweed grows much faster in response to raised CO2, and then sequesters some of that carbon underwater.
Makes you wonder about news like this seaweed deluge in the Caribbean and how it's related to an increase in CO2
"In 2011 it was the first time we'd seen it...says Professor Hazel Oxenford, an expert in fisheries biology and management at the University of the West Indies...It came as a complete shock and no-one had a clue what to do with it."
"For us, the worst year we had for sargassum still remains 2015'..says Carla Daniel of Barbados Sea Turtle Project"
"Now it is happening again and everything suggests 2018 could be the worst year yet."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45044513 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45044513
https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/first-seaweed-barrier-to-be-placed-in-cancun-waters-this-week/2018.html https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/first-seaweed-barrier-to-b...