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The microbial carbon pump is a key portion of the global carbon cycle and has been largely responsible for the removal of excess anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for the past 200 years, successfully mitigating the impacts of climate change. Scientists apply these same skills when the...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Science teacher (National Science Teachers Association) 2021-05, Vol.88 (5), p.52-57
Hauptverfasser: Washburn, Quinn, Wolf, Sarah, Well, Jay, Noell, Stephen, Lee, Chih-Ping, Bolaños, Luis M., Giovannoni, Stephen J., Suffridge, Christopher P.
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Zusammenfassung:The microbial carbon pump is a key portion of the global carbon cycle and has been largely responsible for the removal of excess anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for the past 200 years, successfully mitigating the impacts of climate change. Scientists apply these same skills when they make predictions about how global climate change will impact the ocean, including the Microbial Carbon Pump, which effects the ocean's ability to uptake anthropogenic carbon dioxide. Students will gain a greater understanding of ocean microbes, including the following: * The ocean is the largest biome on Earth and is full of life. * Microorganisms are the most abundant and important inhabitants of the ocean. * Microbes are diverse (size, shape, and function). * Microbes form ecosystems where their interactions impact global processes, including the carbon cycle. * We can use models to study and conduct experiments on global processes such as the carbon cycle. [...]they plot their data and compare it to their predictions to generate conclusions.
ISSN:0036-8555
1943-4871
DOI:10.1080/00368555.2021.12293612