The ocean's biological carbon pump under pressure

Publication date

2026-02-06

Authors

Middelburg, JackORCID 0000-0003-3601-9072ISNI 0000000050735946

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Abstract

Increasing hydrostatic pressure induces the release of dissolved organic matter from rapidly settling marine particles and contributes to the depth attenuation of carbon fluxes.

Keywords

General, SDG 14 - Life Below Water

Citation

Middelburg, J J 2026, 'The ocean's biological carbon pump under pressure', Science advances, vol. 12, no. 6, eaef3182. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aef3182