Microalgae to assist the local weather | EUROtoday

“Qhen I began to develop into enthusiastic about diazotrophs, microalgae that flourish in tropical ocean deserts, everybody thought it was far-fetched. », confides Sophie Bonnet, oceanographer, with a mischievous smile. Certainly, these micro-organisms forming brown efflorescences on the floor of crystalline waves have lengthy intrigued navigators who nicknamed them sea sawdust. Certainly, diazotrophs, which naturalists then recognized as algae, additionally contribute to enriching nitrogen and iron from very nutrient-poor marine areas. But, all the identical, was this a really severe topic of analysis?