When I give a talk on plankton I say first of all let's take a breath, and let's take a...
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Boris Worm - Marine Research Ecologist, Dalhousie University:
When I give a talk on plankton I say first of all let's take a breath, and let's take a second breath, and then contemplate the fact that second breath came from the ocean because it was produced ultimately by phytoplankton which produced half of the oxygen that we breathe.
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When I give a talk on plankton isay first of all
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let's take a breath and let's take a second breath
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and then contemplate the fact
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that that second breath came from the ocean
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because it was produced ultimately by phytoplankton
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which produce half of the oxygen we breathe
Clip duration: 16 seconds
Views: 59
Timestamp in movie: 00h 45m 04s
Uploaded: 22 November, 2022
Genres: documentary, adventure, news
Summary: A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction.
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