Site U1387 offers a chance to study the response of microbial assemblage to specific seafloor events such as contourite depositions, changes in bottom current energy, shifts in organic matter depositi
Microbial communities within sediments regulate biogeochemical cycling throughout aquatic ecosystems. However, microbial community structure can become influenced through heavy metal toxicity, often
Sediment microbial communities drive the biogeochemical cycles that make rivers globally important sources and sinks of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N). The structure of these sediment microbial communiti