Deep marine biosphere fuelled by increasing organic matter availability during burial and heating
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Relatively low-temperature heating during burial boosts the bioavailability of sedimentary organic matter, according to research into pore-water acetate concentration at two sites in the Atlantic Ocean. This is shown in significant rises in pore-water acetate concentrations. This research suggests that viable bacterial populations could exist in marine sediments much deeper than the deepest samples analyzed at present. High-temperature bacteria could develop as temperature rises in even deeper sediments.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Periodicity in marine phosphorus burial rate
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The best method of identifying a periodicity of 26-33 million years (Myr) in terrestrial and extraterrestrial records is by analyzing geomarine evolutionary records. The marine sedimentary phosphorus burial rate (PBR) was analyzed and a harmonic component of 33 plus or minus 3 Myr was found, supporting the concept of cyclic geo-marine processes.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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Quick burial at sea
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The impact of burial and decomposition of various organic matters on the atmospheric composition of different gases is explained.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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