Underwater Microscope Finds Biological Treasures in the Subtropical Ocean

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Dennis McGillicuddy (left) and Cabell Davis check out a video plankton recorder (VPR) adapted for use on an autonomous underwater vehicle named REMUS. (Photo by Tom Kleindinst Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Dennis McGillicuddy (left) and Cabell Davis check out a video plankton recorder (VPR) adapted for use on an autonomous underwater vehicle named REMUS. (Photo by Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Scientists towing an underwater digital microscope across the Atlantic have found possible missing links to the global nitrogen cycle, which in turn is linked to ocean productivity.


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