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In many parts of the ocean the productivity of phytoplankton — microscopic plants at the base of the marine food chain — is limited by the availability of dissolved iron.
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The newfound role of the soil microbiome — the collection of microscopic bacteria, fungi and archaea that interact with plant roots — represents a turning point for research aimed at understanding and predicting where important tree species will reside in the future.
Specifically, after the analysis involving microscopic techniques and virtual models developed by the UA researcher, carious lesions caused by carbohydrates, present in plants, were found in the dental remains discovered at the La Brea Tar Pits site in Los Angeles, California, described by Alejandro Romero as «one of the most paradigmatic sites to study fossil mammals from the Pleistocene in North America.»
Closed vats might produce pure strains of such high - oil species for feeding into large ponds to grow sufficient supplies, says systems engineer Ron Pate at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, who has been analyzing the fuel potential of microscopic plants.
At least twenty - five plants and animals observed during the survey are new records for Penang or peninsular Malaysia, including the Sunda colugo or flying lemur, the red giant flying squirrel, the long - tailed giant rat, the Indomalayan niviventer, the lesser mouse deer, and species of ground squirrels, birds, bacteria, bats, ants, orchids, flies, frogs, mosquitoes, and microscopic water bears.
From giant fossils to microscopic plants, get a behind - the - scenes look at the incredible archives of the Smithsonian.
The first place that carbon moves from the atmosphere into the ocean is at its sun - warmed surface, where microscopic floating plants called phytoplankton consume carbon dioxide for energy (just like grass and trees).
• Fixed a commercial compressor by detecting a microscopic gas leak and saved the client a lot of replacement cost • Introduced portable metal work and welding equipment at the commercial plant that reduced manual effort by 10 % • Serviced five units of 20 tons air conditioners for a renovation project effectively in holiday season when staff was short