Efficient removal of recalcitrant deep-ocean dissolved organic matter during hydrothermal circulation
Hawkes, J.A.; Rossel, P.E.; Stubbins, A.; Butterfield, D.; Connelly, D.P.; Achterberg, E.P.; Koschinsky, A.; Chavagnac, V.; Hansen, C.T.; Bach, W.; Dittmar, T. (2015). Efficient removal of recalcitrant deep-ocean dissolved organic matter during hydrothermal circulation. Nature Geoscience 8(11): 856-+. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2543
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Hawkes, J.A.
- Rossel, P.E.
- Stubbins, A.
- Butterfield, D.
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- Connelly, D.P.
- Achterberg, E.P.
- Koschinsky, A.
- Chavagnac, V.
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- Hansen, C.T.
- Bach, W.
- Dittmar, T.
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| Abstract |
The fate of old, recalcitrant dissolved organic carbon in oceans is unclear. Field samples show that loss during circulation in hydrothermal vents can account for the 40-million-year lifetime of recalcitrant dissolved organic carbon in oceans. |
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