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Jul 2026
Rapid microbial production of long-lived dissolved organic carbon in the global ocean.
The findings substantiate the direct microbial contribution to the long-lived oceanic carbon reservoir through the rapid diversification of RDOM isomers, a mechanism that contributes to sustaining the complexity and long-term persistence of the planetary-scale carbon reservoir.
Ruan-Hong Cai, O. Lechtenfeld, A. J. Tanentzap et al.
· Proceedings of the National... · 2 citations