linkedin post 2016-05-23 04:40:49
GIANT GLOBAL IMPACT. "Ocean viruses may turn over as much as 150 gigatons of carbon per year—more than 30 times the standing abundance of carbon in marine plankton. This recycling of carbon and other nutrients suggests that viruses need to be considered in quantitative, dynamic models of global change." Not bad for a non-living creature. https://lnkd.in/dzmPw57 View in LinkedIn