Microbes contribute to setting the ocean carbon flux by altering the fate of sinking particulates

Trang T. H. Nguyen; Emily J. Zakem; Ali Ebrahimi; Julia Schwartzman; Tolga Caglar; Kapil Amarnath; Uria Alcolombri; François J. Peaudecerf; Terence Hwa; Roman Stocker; Otto X. Cordero; Naomi M. Levine

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29297-2

Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Microbes contribute to setting the ocean carbon flux by altering the fate of sinking particulates

Trang T. H. Nguyen,
Emily J. Zakem,
Ali Ebrahimi,
Julia Schwartzman,
Tolga Caglar,
Kapil Amarnath,
Uria Alcolombri,
François J. Peaudecerf,
Terence Hwa,
Roman Stocker,
Otto X. Cordero,
Naomi M. Levine

Affiliations

Trang T. H. Nguyen: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California
Emily J. Zakem: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California
Ali Ebrahimi: Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Environmental Science and Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Julia Schwartzman: Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Environmental Science and Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tolga Caglar: Department of Physics, University of California at San Diego
Kapil Amarnath: Department of Physics, University of California at San Diego
Uria Alcolombri: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich
François J. Peaudecerf: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich
Terence Hwa: Department of Physics, University of California at San Diego
Roman Stocker: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich
Otto X. Cordero: Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Environmental Science and Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Naomi M. Levine: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29297-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Micro-scale microbial community dynamics can substantially alter the fate of sinking particulates in the ocean thus playing a key role in setting the vertical flux of particulate carbon in the ocean.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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