Ocean acidification may hamper food web’s nitrogen-fixing heroes
Earlier experimental glitches rearing Trichodesmium microbes may explain past conflicting results
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SEA CHANGE A rethink of earlier studies suggests trouble ahead for a major player in ocean nutrient cycles, the nitrogen-fixing Trichodesmium microbes, which can grow in abundance as seen is this image (pale streaks).
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