Particle lability drives degradation dynamics and bacterial community assembly during a Phaeocystis bloom decline
Elisa Romanelli, Rebecca Stevens‐Green, Carolina Cisternas‐Novoa, Julie LaRoche, David A. Siegel, CA Carlson, Uta Passow
The paper quantifies microbial degradation rates of organic carbon during a Phaeocystis bloom decline, showing that suspended carbon can be rapidly remineralized when blooms produce exopolymer-rich colonies.
bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology