They found that after two weeks, toxic marine snow from this algae could sink at rates of over 100 meters per day. (sciencedaily.com)
The greater accumulation of marine snow on submarine hills plays an important role in this increase in biomass, which was even found for areas elevated only a few tens of meters above the surrounding plain. (sciencedaily.com)
In field and laboratory experiments scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has shown that dead jellyfish and pelagic tunicates sink much faster than phytoplankton and marine snow remains. (oceanacidification.de)