Coagulation on bubbles allows microbial respiration of oceanic dissolved organic carbon

Coagulation on bubbles allows microbial respiration of oceanic dissolved organic carbon

The coagulation of colloidal dissolved organic carbon in sea water (DOC) on bubble surfaces is shown to initiate the rapid microbial respiration of carbon which would otherwise be less accessible to the biota.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1989-03, Vol.338 (6210), p.63-65
Hauptverfasser: Kepkay, Paul E, Johnson, Bruce D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Atoms & subatomic particles
Bacteriology
Biochemistry
Biological and medical sciences
Biota
Carbon
Coagulation
Dissolved organic carbon
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Metabolism. Enzymes
Microbiology
Oceans
Respiration
Seawater
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Zusammenfassung:The coagulation of colloidal dissolved organic carbon in sea water (DOC) on bubble surfaces is shown to initiate the rapid microbial respiration of carbon which would otherwise be less accessible to the biota.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/338063a0