Giant hydrogen sulfide plume in the oxygen minimum zone off Peru supports chemolithoautotrophy.

Giant hydrogen sulfide plume in the oxygen minimum zone off Peru supports chemolithoautotrophy.

In Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems nutrient-rich waters are transported to the ocean surface, fuelling high photoautotrophic primary production. Subsequent heterotrophic decomposition of the produced biomass increases the oxygen-depletion at intermediate water depths, which can result in the form...

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Main Authors: Harald Schunck, Gaute Lavik, Dhwani K Desai, Tobias Großkopf, Tim Kalvelage, Carolin R Löscher, Aurélien Paulmier, Sergio Contreras, Herbert Siegel, Moritz Holtappels, Philip Rosenstiel, Markus B Schilhabel, Michelle Graco, Ruth A Schmitz, Marcel M M Kuypers, Julie Laroche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3749208?pdf=render

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