Remineralisation
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In biogeochemistry, remineralisation refers to the breakdown or transformation of organic matter into its simplest inorganic forms. These transformations form a crucial link within ecosystems as they
Food web showing the flow of carbon in the open ocean
Chemotroph
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A chemotroph is an organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments. These molecules can be organic or inorganic. The chemotroph designation is in contrast to pho
Remineralisation
…of nutrients remain in the water column, recycled by the biota. Heterotrophic organisms will utilize the materials produced by the autotrophic (and chemotrophic) organisms and via respiration will remineralise the compounds from the organic form back to inorganic, making them available for primary producers…
A black smoker vent in the Atlantic Ocean, providing energy and nutrients for chemotrophs