Collaborative Research: Pressure effects on microbially-catalyzed organic matter degradati — NSF Award to University of North Caro
Microbes are important players in the carbon cycle in the ocean. These organisms consume organic carbon and produce carbon dioxide in marine systems. Because the average depth of the ocean is 4000 m, microbes must work at high pressures typical of the deep ocean (>1000 m). Although high pressure is known to affect mari
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Pressure effects on microbially-catalyzed organic matter degradati |
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| Award ID | 2241720 |
| Awardee | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| City | CHAPEL HILL |
| State | NC |
| Amount obligated | $659,297 |
| Principal investigator | Alecia Septer |
| Program | Chemical Oceanography, BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY |
| Start date | 04/01/2023 |
| Abstract | Microbes are important players in the carbon cycle in the ocean. These organisms consume organic carbon and produce carbon dioxide in marine systems. Because the average depth of the ocean is 4000 m, microbes must work at high pressures typical of the deep ocean (>1000 m). Although high pressure is known to affect marine microbes, their carbon cycling activities have mostly been measured at surface ocean pressures. As a result, it remains unknown how closely these measurements reflect the activi |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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