Basin-scale variability of microbial methanol uptake in the Atlantic Ocean

<p>Methanol is a climate-active gas and the most abundant oxygenated volatile organic compound (OVOC) in the atmosphere and seawater. Marine methylotrophs are aerobic bacteria that utilise methanol from seawater as a source of carbon (assimilation) and/or energy (dissimilation). A few spati...

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Main Authors: S. L. Sargeant, J. C. Murrell, P. D. Nightingale, J. L. Dixon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/5155/2018/bg-15-5155-2018.pdf