Brown algae inhabit rocky shores. (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Brown algae inhabit rocky shores.

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Brown algae are particularly widespread on rocky shores in temperate and cold latitudes and there absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air worldwide.

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Hagen Buck-Wiese/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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