EcologybioRxiv
3D-intrusions transport active surface microbial assemblages to the dark ocean
M. A. Freilich, C. Poirier, M. Dever…·A. Mahadevan
The paper shows that ocean subduction creates 3D intrusions transporting surface microbial communities into the dark ocean, altering deep-sea microbial composition and carbon cycling.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2319937121