Recycling and metabolic flexibility dictate life in the lower oceanic crust
Jiangtao Li, Paraskevi Mara, Florence Schubotz, Jason B. Sylvan, Gaëtan Burgaud, Frieder Klein, David Beaudoin, S.Y. Wee, H. J. Dick, Sarah Lott, Rebecca Cox, Lara Meyer, Maxence Quémener, Donna K. Blackman, Virginia P. Edgcomb
Topics & Concepts
Seafloor spreadingOceanic crustCrustBiomass (ecology)HeterotrophCarbon fibersEarth scienceEnergy sourceEnvironmental scienceGeologyGeochemistryEcologyOceanographyBiologyFossil fuelPaleontologyMaterials scienceTectonicsComposite materialBacteriaComposite numberSubductionMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaMarine and coastal ecosystems