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The hidden role of dissolved organic carbon in the biogeochemical cycle of carbon in modern redox-stratified lakes
Biogéosciences, CNRS, Université de Bourgogne
Franche-Comté, 21 000 Dijon, France
Christophe Thomazo
Biogéosciences, CNRS, Université de Bourgogne
Franche-Comté, 21 000 Dijon, France
Institut Universitaire de France, 75005 Paris, France
Miguel Iniesto
Ecologie Systématique Evolution, CNRS, Université
Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Didier Jézéquel
IPGP, CNRS, Université de Paris Cité, 75005 Paris, France
UMR CARRTEL, INRAE and USMB, 74200 Thonon-les-bains, France
David Moreira
Ecologie Systématique Evolution, CNRS, Université
Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Rosaluz Tavera
Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
Jeanne Caumartin
Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux
et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
Elodie Muller
Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux
et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
Purificación López-García
Ecologie Systématique Evolution, CNRS, Université
Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Karim Benzerara
Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux
et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a reservoir of prime importance in the C cycle of both continental and marine systems. It has also been suggested to influence the past Earth climate but is still poorly characterized in ancient-Earth-like environments. In this paper we show how DOC analyses from modern redox-stratified lakes can evidence specific metabolic reactions and environmental factors and how these can help us to interpret the C cycle of specific periods in the Earth's past.
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a reservoir of prime importance in the C cycle of both...
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