Plankton help move carbon into the deep ocean. PhD candidate Erin Jones explains how microzooplankton shape the biological carbon pump, a system that transfers carbon through marine food webs and into deeper waters. Learn why plankton diversity matters, what scientists still do not understand about carbon export, and how NASA EXPORTS connects field measurements with satellite observations to study this climate-regulating process at ocean scale.

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Episode Guest: Erin Jones

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