Earth Sciences

Adaptive carbon export response to warming in the Sargasso Sea

M. W. Lomas, N. R. Bates, et al.

This groundbreaking study reveals that despite rising temperatures and reduced nutrients in the Sargasso Sea, the export of particulate carbon remains robust. Researchers Michael W. Lomas, Nicholas R. Bates, Rodney J. Johnson, Deborah K. Steinberg, and Tatsuro Tanioka highlight remarkable shifts in phytoplankton communities that enhance nutrient efficiency, suggesting a resilience in ocean ecosystems that defies current models.