DustDash order for phytoplankton 🌬️
A new study shares how dust – carried from land over the ocean by winds – nourishes tiny, plant-like marine organisms called phytoplankton. Phytoplankton play a large role in Earth’s climate and carbon cycle. https://go.nasa.gov/3MkRx9c
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How Desert Dust Nourishes the Growth of Phytoplankton at Sea
After a long-distance delivery, nutrients in desert dust nourish life in the ocean.Jennifer Fadoul (NASA)