Phytoplankton are under appreciated as a carbon sink. In comparison, forests can sometimes be a carbon source! > Phytoplankton biomass in the world's oceans am

Phytoplankton are under appreciated as a carbon sink. In comparison, forests can sometimes be a carbon source! > Phytoplankton biomass in the world's oceans amounts to only ∽1-2% of the total global plant carbon, yet these organisms fix between 30 and 50 billion metric tons of carbon annually, which is about 40% of the total https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24311124/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24311124/