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  1. "#Seabirds distribute #nutrients, in the form of guano, that’s beneficial to #plankton, #seagrass and #coral reefs, which, in turn, nurtures fish populations that are eaten by seabirds and marine mammals in a cycle that forms a biological #CarbonPump. The stronger the pump, the more carbon dioxide it pushes into seabed sediment storage.

    #CarbonSequestration

    insideclimatenews.org/news/120

  2. Arctic Carbon Conveyor Belt Discovered awi.de/en/about-us/service/pre

    #CarbonDioxide sink in the #ArcticOcean from cross-shelf transport of dense #BarentsSea water nature.com/articles/s41561-022

    A previously unknown transport route uses the biological #CarbonPump and #OceanCurrents to absorb atmospheric #CO2 on the scale of Iceland’s total annual #emissions. The outflow manifests in seasonal pulses, since in the #Arctic, the absorption of CO2 by #phytoplankton only takes place in summer.