Deep-Ocean Pressure Revealed as a Natural Nutrient Pump, Sustaining Vital Marine Life
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Scientists have discovered that extreme pressure in the deep sea squeezes essential nutrients out of sinking organic matter, creating an unexpected and vital food source for deep-ocean microbes. This groundbreaking finding reveals a highly resilient underwater food web and provides researchers with crucial new insights into how our oceans naturally store carbon.
Scientists have discovered that extreme pressure in the deep sea squeezes essential nutrients out of sinking organic matter, creating an unexpected and vital food source for deep-ocean microbes. This groundbreaking finding reveals a highly resilient underwater food web and provides researchers with crucial new insights into how our oceans naturally store carbon.