Article: While most newly formed organic carbon in the dark ocean is derived from chemolithoautotrophic microbes, 17% also comes from an alternative pathway called anaplerosis
https://t.co/7aqSOTTg2Y
Not all marine snow—oceanic dandruff made of fecal flakes, dead phytoplankton, and more—makes it to the seafloor.
Researchers in @ScienceAdvances describe the deep-sea squeeze that causes carbon from these particles to leak into seawater before reaching the ocean’s bottom. https://t.co/QcBaV0i7xV
Article: Terrestrially-derived dissolved organic carbon is pervasive in the Arctic Ocean, especially within the Transpolar Drift current, and changing inputs could impact future marine carbon cycling
https://t.co/4cJGd21eV3
Our paper about hydrothermal DBC is published in @ScienceAdvances! Deep hydrothermal vents are likely a source of recalcitrant DOC. https://t.co/XOySWGah2l