Hello, thank you for doing this AMA, it's a fascinating area of research (great video btw).
I'm interested in how far out these deep sea samples have been taken from. Do you have a map of the sample locations (shallow coastal settings, continental shelf, slope, rise, abyssal plain)?
In the video you mention about the link to the global carbon cycle, have you done any calculations as to what the suspected carbon input from organic burial of trees is?
Have you been able to date any of the wood, and if so what are the oldest samples you have recovered?
Is there typically a lot of sediment being deposited around sample locations?
What is the percentage of organic debris brought in from turbidity flows, versus other methods of input such as ice rafted debris, etc.?
Typically what are the thickest sediment packages you sample looking for wood samples? Are there any outliers?
From most common to least common, what are the types of wood samples you come across, is there a reason for the observational differences between woods (if any), and which woods tend to provide the most food for all those funky critters deep down?
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Hello, thank you for doing this AMA, it's a fascinating area of research (great video btw).
I'm interested in how far out these deep sea samples have been taken from. Do you have a map of the sample locations (shallow coastal settings, continental shelf, slope, rise, abyssal plain)?
In the video you mention about the link to the global carbon cycle, have you done any calculations as to what the suspected carbon input from organic burial of trees is?
Have you been able to date any of the wood, and if so what are the oldest samples you have recovered?
Is there typically a lot of sediment being deposited around sample locations?
What is the percentage of organic debris brought in from turbidity flows, versus other methods of input such as ice rafted debris, etc.?
Typically what are the thickest sediment packages you sample looking for wood samples? Are there any outliers?
From most common to least common, what are the types of wood samples you come across, is there a reason for the observational differences between woods (if any), and which woods tend to provide the most food for all those funky critters deep down?
PS - That carnivorous sponge... O_O
Keep up the amazing work, thank you for your contribution to science, all the best and stay safe ;)
EDIT: Noticed that the song used in the video is Medium Troy - Space Tree and figured you might like another 'tree' song - Carbon Based Lifeforms - Photosynthesis. The audio samples are from the 1972 environmental sci-fi film Silent Running.
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