So these tiny phytoplankton, collectively, weigh less than one percent of all the plants on land, but annually they photosynthesize as much as all of the plants on land, including the Amazon rainforest that we consider the lungs of the planet.
Esses pequenos fitoplânctons, coletivamente, pesam menos de 1% de todas as plantas em terra, mas anualmente fotossintetizam tanto quanto todas essas plantas, e isso inclui a floresta amazônica, que consideramos os pulmões do planeta.