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• Letter | 07 November 2010

  Sedimentary membrane lipids recycled by deep-sea benthic archaea

  Archaea are prevalent in the deep sea, and comprise a major fraction of the biomass in marine sediments. ¹³C-labelling experiments on the sea floor suggest that benthic archaea use sedimentary organic compounds to construct their membranes.

  • Yoshinori Takano
  • , Yoshito Chikaraishi
  •  & Naohiko Ohkouchi

• Review Article | 26 September 2010

  The biogeochemical cycle of iron in the ocean

  Iron controls phytoplankton growth in large tracts of the global ocean, and thereby influences carbon dioxide drawdown. Recent advances reveal the importance of iron-binding ligands and organic matter remineralization in regulating ocean iron levels.

  • P. W. Boyd
  •  & M. J. Ellwood