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Seamounts promote expansion of oxygen minimum zone in western Pacific, researchers discover

  • February 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Seamounts promote expansion of oxygen minimum zone in western Pacific, researchers discover
Seamounts and the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) are two typical deep-sea habitats that often coexist. However, determining whether the "seamount effect" alters OMZ structure through marine stratification, thereby influencing the deep-sea hypoxic environment and carbon sink processes, remains unconfirmed.

Originally published at Phys.org

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