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1
Q

What is this ?

A

It is an ancient marine algae

2
Q

Why is it in news ?

A

A study of this has found that there is a decrease in CaCO3 in Southern Indian Ocean due to decrease in Coccolithophores

3
Q

Who did the study ?

A

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)

4
Q

Why is this happening ?

A

There’s an increase in another type of algae called “Diatom algae” which occurs after sea ice breakdown or increased ocean acidification

5
Q

So what type of species are these algaes ?

A

Indicator species

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