Biogeographic Priming (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Biogeographic Priming

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The amount of pentadecane cycling through the oceans dwarfs the input of hydrocarbons from oil. However, the microbes involved in the pentadecane cycle are unlikely to be able to handle the chemical complexity of hydrocarbons from oil.

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David Valentine

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