Dark inorganic carbon fixation sustains the functioning of benthic deep-sea ecosystems

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 212-221

  Molari, Massimiliano ^a   Manini, Elena ^a   Dell'Anno, Antonio ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

carbon cycle; deep sea sediments; ecosystem functioning; microbial metabolism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ECOSYSTEMS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASSEMBLAGE COMPOSITION; CARBON CYCLES; CHEMOSYNTHETIC PROCESS; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; DEPTH-RELATED PATTERNS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM;

CARBON;

ABUNDANCE; AMINO ACID; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON FIXATION; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; DEEP SEA; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; INORGANIC CARBON; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE SEDIMENT; PROKARYOTE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ARCHAEA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84878899214     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gbc.20030     Document Type: Article

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