3D-intrusions transport active surface microbial assemblages to the dark ocean
M. A. Freilich, C. Poirier, M. Dever, E. Alou-Font, J. Allen, A. Cabornero, L. Sudek, C. J. Choi, S. Ruiz, A. Pascual, J. T. Farrar, T. M. S. Johnston, E. D'Asaro, A. Z. Worden, 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.
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2023Ecology