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Distributions Of Particulate Heme B In The Atlantic And Southern Oceans- Implications For Electron Transport In Phytoplankton, Martha Gledhill, Eric P. Achterberg, David J. Honey, Maria C. Nielsdottir, Micha J.A. Rijkenberg
Distributions Of Particulate Heme B In The Atlantic And Southern Oceans- Implications For Electron Transport In Phytoplankton, Martha Gledhill, Eric P. Achterberg, David J. Honey, Maria C. Nielsdottir, Micha J.A. Rijkenberg
OES Faculty Publications
Concentrations of heme b, the iron-containing component of b-type hemoproteins, ranged from b concentrations were enhanced in the photic zone and decreased with depth. Heme b concentrations correlated positively with chlorophyll a (chl a) in the TNA (r=0.41, pb did not correlate with chl a in the IB or SS. In the IB and SS, stations with high-chlorophyll and low-nutrient (Fe and/or Si) concentrations exhibited low heme bconcentrations relative to particulate organic carbon (< 0.1 μmolmol-1, and high chl a:heme b ratios (> 500). High chl a:heme b ratios resulted from relative decreases in …
Stromatolites And Miss—Differences Between Relatives, N. Noffke, S. M. Awramik
Stromatolites And Miss—Differences Between Relatives, N. Noffke, S. M. Awramik
OES Faculty Publications
Benthic microorganisms form highly organized communities called “biofilms.” A biofilm consists of the individual cells plus their extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). In marine and non-marine environments, benthic microbial communities interact with the physical sediment dynamics and other factors in the environment in order to survive. This interaction can produce distinctive sedimentary structures called microbialites. Binding, biostabilization, baffling, and trapping of sediment particles by microorganisms result in the formation of microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS); however, if carbonate precipitation occurs in EPS, and these processes happen in a repetitive manner, a multilayered build-up can form—stromatolites. Stromatolites and MISS are first found …