Department of Bioinformatics, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Iran
Research Article
Quantifying Carbon Sequestration and Ecosystem Enhancement through Novel Phytoplankton Farming Techniques
Author(s): Arshia Farmahini Farahani* and Nika Kasraei
Farming phytoplankton has significant potential in addressing global warming and enriching marine ecosystems. Moreover, phytoplankton is more or less the ocean's small powerhouse, with the ability to sequester carbon, produce oxygen, and support food webs for marine ecosystems. To explore this potential, we developed new cultivation techniques to increase phytoplankton populations in nutrient-poor oceanic deserts and nutrient-rich upwelling zones through laboratory experiments and in situ field observations. Consequently, both laboratory and in situ field observations revealed an evident increase in phytoplankton biomass and carbon sequestration efficiency due to enhanced nutrient enrichments with iron. Furthermore, this paper establishes that, if appropriately developed and scaled up, phytoplankton farming may just be one of the game-changing tools toward global climate change mi.. View More»
