Comment on "Dilution limits dissolved organic carbon utilization in the deep ocean"
Jiao, N.; Legendre, L.; Robinson, C.; Thomas, H.; Luo, Y.-W.; Dang, H.; Liu, J.; Zhang, R.; Tang, K.; Luo, T.; Li, C.; Wang, X.; Zhang, C. (2015). Comment on "Dilution limits dissolved organic carbon utilization in the deep ocean". Science (Wash.) 350(6267): 1483-1483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aab2713
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Jiao, N.
- Legendre, L.
- Robinson, C.
- Thomas, H., more
- Luo, Y.-W.
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- Dang, H.
- Liu, J.
- Zhang, R.
- Tang, K.
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- Luo, T.
- Li, C.
- Wang, X.
- Zhang, C.
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| Abstract |
Arrieta et al. (Reports, 17 April 2015, p. 331) propose that low concentrations of labile dissolved organic carbon (DOC) preclude prokaryotic consumption of a substantial fraction of DOC in the deep ocean and that this dilution acts as an alternative mechanism to recalcitrance for long-term DOC storage. Here, we show that the authors’ data do not support their claims. |
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