When Ocean Bacteria Share the Work
A strand of seaweed can carry carbon into the deep ocean, but only if the right bacteria fail to take it apart too quickly.
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A strand of seaweed can carry carbon into the deep ocean, but only if the right bacteria fail to take it apart too quickly.
fucoidan:岩藻多糖,一类由褐藻和硅藻产生的复杂多糖degrade:降解,逐步拆解成更小的成分main chain:主链,分子结构中连续的主要链条side chain:侧链,从主链分出的支链complementary:互补的,彼此补足对方能力的synergy:协同,组合后的效果超过单独行动效果的现象carbon storage:碳储存,把碳保留在某个环境中的过程biodiversity:生物多样性community:群落,共同生活并相互作用的一组生物When complementary bacteria work together, they can break down more of the molecule than either type can break down alone.bacteria can break down more,意思是“细菌可以降解更多”。句首的 When complementary bacteria work together 说明条件,后面的 than either type can break down alone 表示比较:两类细菌单独行动时,任何一类都不如合作时有效。This story was produced automatically by a channel. One sentence is all it takes for Neodrop to keep producing for you.