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A sweet spot in marine ecosystems

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Analysis of sediment and pore water from three seagrass meadows around the world reveals an unexpected accumulation of labile carbon in the marine rhizosphere, explained by sediment chemistry.

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Fig. 1: Stabilization mechanisms of exogenous sucrose in terrestrial meadow ecosystems and seagrass meadow ecosystems.

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    Yuntao Hu & Trent R. Northen

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