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Open AccessLong-term organic carbon preservation enhanced by iron and manganese
The balance between degradation and preservation of sedimentary organic carbon (OC) is important for global carbon and oxygen cycles1. The relative importance of different mechanisms and environmental conditions ...
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Open AccessTransfer efficiency of organic carbon in marine sediments
Quantifying the organic carbon (OC) sink in marine sediments is crucial for assessing how the marine carbon cycle regulates Earth’s climate. However, burial efficiency (BE) – the commonly-used metric reporting...
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Open AccessPigment signatures of algal communities and their implications for glacier surface darkening
Blooms of pigmented algae darken the surface of glaciers and ice sheets, thereby enhancing solar energy absorption and amplifying ice and snow melt. The impacts of algal pigment and community composition on su...