Factoid/2018/06/15
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Globally, Deep-Sea Microbes' Carbon Productivity as High as 200 Blue Whales
- "Miles beneath the ocean’s surface in the dark abyss, vast communities of subseafloor microbes at deep-sea hot springs are converting chemicals into energy that allows deep-sea life to survive—and even thrive—in a world without sunlight. Until now, however, measuring the productivity of subseafloor microbe communities—or how fast they oxidize chemicals and the amount of carbon they produce—has been nearly impossible." - Excerpt from Woods Whole Oceanographic Institution
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