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. 2023 Jul 20;14(1):4339.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39926-z.

Ocean afforestation is a potentially effective way to remove carbon dioxide

Wei-Lei Wang  1 , Mar Fernández-Méndez  2 , Franziska Elmer  3 , Guang Gao  4 , Yangyang Zhao  4 , Yuye Han  4 , Jiandong Li  5 , Fei Chai  4 , Minhan Dai  4
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Ocean afforestation is a potentially effective way to remove carbon dioxide

Wei-Lei Wang et al. Nat Commun. .
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M.F.M. is a co-founder and scientific advisor of Seafields Solutions, a company aiming to establish seaweed farming in the open ocean. F.E. is employed by Seafields Solutions. https://seafields.eco/. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.

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