Increased forest fires due to climate change could alter oceanic CO₂ absorption

New study provides new information on link between forest fires and marine ecosystems.

Fires release particles and nutrients into the atmosphere that travel long distances and are deposited in ocean waters.

This phenomenon, similar to when agricultural land is fertilized to increase production, influences Earth 's carbon cycle.

Research also considers the projected decrease in other essential nutrients in vast oceanic areas due to climate change.