Scientific FrontlineMar 9
Nitrosopumilus maritimus is a highly adaptable species of #marine #archaea that accounts for approximately 30% of the marine #microbial #plankton population and plays a vital role in regulating the ocean's biological and chemical balance amid climate change.
#Microbiology #MarineBiology #Environmental #GlobalChangeBiology #OceanBiogeochemistry #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mcb03092601.html
New study finds deep ocean microbes already prepared to tackle climate change

Deep-sea waters are warming due to heat waves and climate change, and it could spell trouble for the oceans’ delicate chemical and biological balance.

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Archaea are the source of a fascinating tracer of past climate — one called TEX86:: https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201529

A TEX86 surface sediment database and extended Bayesian calibration - Scientific Data

Design Type(s) observation design • longitudinal data collection method • data integration objective Measurement Type(s) climate proxy Technology Type(s) data collection method Factor Type(s) Sample Characteristic(s) marine sediment Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data (ISA-Tab format)

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Thanks for the link, I'll download it and study it this coming weekend.