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Sea creatures store carbon in the ocean – could protecting them help slow climate change?

  • Written by Heidi Pearson, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, University of Alaska Southeast
A sperm whale goes down for a dive off Kaikoura, New Zealand. Heidi Pearson, CC BY-ND

As the prospect of catastrophic effects from climate change becomes increasingly likely, a search is on for innovative ways to reduce the risks. One potentially powerful and low-cost strategy is to recognize and protect natural carbon sinks – places and...

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