Open AccessCave-Dwelling "Slime Curtains" Cycle Nitrogen and Iron
Author(s) -
Cody Sullivan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo038909
Subject(s) - cave , slime mold , nitrogen , environmental science , archaeology , geography , chemistry , biology , botany , organic chemistry
In a cave accessible only by daredevil divers, extraordinary microbial colonies metabolize nitrogen and iron nutrients and possibly remove pollutants from water.