Organic carbon decomposition in anoxic marine sediments was thought to be dominated by bacteria, but experimental data and microbial culture studies now show that microalgae buried in coastal sands may also play an important role in carbon turnover.
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Rao, A. New pathways in the sand. Nature Geosci 10, 3–4 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2855
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