Open AccessMicrobial Activities and Selection from Surface Ocean to Subseafloor on the Namibian Continental Shelf
Author(s) -
Aurèle Vuillemin,
Ömer K. Coskun,
William D. Orsi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.00216-22
Subject(s) - continental shelf , seafloor spreading , greenhouse gas , environmental science , sedimentation , nutrient , oceanography , climate change , microbial population biology , carbon fibers , carbon cycle , ecology , geology , ecosystem , biology , sediment , geomorphology , bacteria , materials science , composite number , composite material , paleontology
Microbial activities in oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) transform inorganic fixed nitrogen into greenhouse gases, impacting the Earth’s climate and nutrient equilibrium. Coastal OMZs are predicted to expand with global change and increase carbon sedimentation to the seafloor.