A Starving Majority Deep Beneath the Seafloor
- 10 November 2006
- journal article
- perspective
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 314 (5801), 932-934
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1133796
Abstract
The rocks and sediments beneath the seafloor may harbor most of Earth's microorganisms. Molecular approaches are beginning to provide clues regarding the energy sources fueling their metabolic activity.Keywords
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