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Articles | Volume 23, issue 5
Articles | Volume 23, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1739-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1739-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 5
Research article
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04 Mar 2026
Research article |  | 04 Mar 2026

The inverted microbial loop stimulates mineralisation of sedimentary organic detritus

Clare Woulds, Dick van Oevelen, Silvia Hidalgo-Martinez, and Filip J. R. Meysman

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Marine sediments are locations of carbon storage. Only some deposited carbon remains stored, while most is lost as CO2 through respiration by organisms. We report experiments to investigate the organisms responsible for marine sediment respiration. Larger organisms and microbes contributed equally to respiration. The groups competed to feed on fresh carbon. Respiration of older carbon was stimulated when both groups were present, thus burrowing activities allow microbial activity to increase.
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