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Terrigenous dissolved organic matter persists in the energy-limited deep groundwaters of the Fennoscandian Shield

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  • Helena Osterholz

    (Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde)

  • Stephanie Turner

    (Linnaeus University
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Linda J. Alakangas

    (Linnaeus University
    Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory)

  • Eva-Lena Tullborg

    (Terralogica AB)

  • Thorsten Dittmar

    (Carl von Ossietzky University
    Carl von Ossietzky University)

  • Birgitta E. Kalinowski

    (Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory)

  • Mark Dopson

    (Linnaeus University)

Abstract

The deep terrestrial biosphere encompasses the life below the photosynthesis-fueled surface that perseveres in typically nutrient and energy depleted anoxic groundwaters. The composition and cycling of this vast dissolved organic matter (DOM) reservoir relevant to the global carbon cycle remains to be deciphered. Here we show that recent Baltic Sea-influenced to ancient pre-Holocene saline Fennoscandian Shield deep bedrock fracture waters carried DOM with a strong terrigenous signature and varying contributions from abiotic and biotic processes. Removal of easily degraded carbon at the surface-to-groundwater transition and corresponding microbial community assembly processes likely resulted in the highly similar DOM signatures across the notably different water types that selected for a core microbiome. In combination with the aliphatic character, depleted δ13C signatures in DOM indicated recent microbial production in the oldest, saline groundwater. Our study revealed the persistence of terrestrially-sourced carbon in severely energy limited deep continental groundwaters supporting deep microbial life.

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  • Helena Osterholz & Stephanie Turner & Linda J. Alakangas & Eva-Lena Tullborg & Thorsten Dittmar & Birgitta E. Kalinowski & Mark Dopson, 2022. "Terrigenous dissolved organic matter persists in the energy-limited deep groundwaters of the Fennoscandian Shield," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-32457-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32457-z
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