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Stratified marine systems are often characterized by a deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM); however, the taxonomic and functional dynamics of protist assemblages within this layer remain poorly understood.

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What leads to lower atmospheric CO 2 during ice ages is a question that has puzzled scientists for decades, and it is one that UConn Department of Marine Sciences Ph.D. student Monica Garity and ...