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The contribution of turbulence to slow variations in phytoplankton abundance in the world ocean
Why does the amount of phytoplankton in the oceans vary so much from year-to-year? We thought it was because of the pulsation of the oceans due to climate modes. But this was forgetting that the ocean is a turbulent fluid.