Carbon Cycle

The profound decline in whale populations doesn't just change our ocean ecosystems – it might also be impacting our atmospheric climate.

Oceans play an essential role in carbon cycling by taking up atmospheric carbon. This is particularly important in limiting global warming, providing a buffer to rising levels of CO2.

The leaves and branches decomposing in rivers play a key role in the global carbon cycle. New research at more than 1,000 sites around the world…