title: Ecology and Fisheries: Dark Carbon on Your Dinner Plate.
abstract: Chemosynthetic primary production by symbiotic microbes powers entire ecosystems in the remote deep sea. New research shows that in shallow waters chemosynthetic symbioses can contribute substantially to a vital economic resource - lobster fisheries in the Caribbean Sea.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbial Ecology, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Research Network Chemistry Meets Microbiology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: petersen@microbial-ecology.net.
authors.forename: Jillian M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Petersen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D017691:Caribbean Region; D017753:Ecosystem; D005398:Fisheries / Q000191:economics; D033521:Palinuridae / Q000502:physiology*; D013472:Sunlight; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon