Melosira Diatoms

It is estimated that about 25 percent of all organic carbon fixation on the Earth is carried out by diatoms, making these members of theBacillariophyta critical in studying global warming, which is attributed to excess carbon dioxide production by human civilization. Not only are diatoms the major primary food source in oceans and many lakes, they are a major source of atmospheric oxygen.

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