Response to Comment on "Dilution limits dissolved organic carbon utilization in the deep ocean".
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Our recent finding that dilution limits dissolved organic carbon (DOC) utilization in the deep ocean has been criticized based on the common misconception that lability equates to rapid and complete utilization. Even when considering the redefinition of recalcitrant DOC recently proposed by Jiao et al., the dilution hypothesis best explains our experimental observations.
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Comment on "Dilution limits dissolved organic carbon utilization in the deep ocean".
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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عنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 350 6267 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015