Ocean currents push phytoplankton around the globe faster than thought

Ocean currents push phytoplankton around the globe faster than thought Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 25, 2016 - The billions of single-celled marine organisms known as phytoplankton can drift from one region of the world's oceans to almost any other place on the globe in less than a decade, Princeton University researchers have found. Unfortunately, the same principle can apply to plastic debris, radioactive particles and virtually any other man-made flotsam and jetsam that litter our seas, the rese ... more

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