Terrigenous dissolved organic matter persists in the energy-limited deep groundwaters of the Fennoscandian Shield

Helena Osterholz; Stephanie Turner; Linda J. Alakangas; Eva-Lena Tullborg; Thorsten Dittmar; Birgitta E. Kalinowski; Mark Dopson

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32457-z

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Terrigenous dissolved organic matter persists in the energy-limited deep groundwaters of the Fennoscandian Shield

Helena Osterholz,
Stephanie Turner,
Linda J. Alakangas,
Eva-Lena Tullborg,
Thorsten Dittmar,
Birgitta E. Kalinowski,
Mark Dopson

Affiliations

Helena Osterholz: Marine Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde
Stephanie Turner: Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University
Linda J. Alakangas: Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University
Eva-Lena Tullborg: Terralogica AB
Thorsten Dittmar: Marine Geochemistry, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky University
Birgitta E. Kalinowski: Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company, Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory
Mark Dopson: Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32457-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Dissolved organic matter in the Fennoscandian Shield deep continental bedrock fracture waters of varying characteristics and ages carries a strong terrigenous signature, and only a small proportion of this potential energy source links to the deep biosphere microbial community.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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