Salt Marsh Microbes Hold Steady Through Day-Night Swings, Venice Lagoon

Salt Marsh Microbes Hold Steady Through Day-Night Swings, Venice Lagoon

Beneath the muddy surface of a salt marsh, an invisible workforce toils around the clock, breaking down organic matter, shuttling sulphur through its chemical cycles, and pulling nitrogen out of the water column. These sediment microbial communities underpin many of the ecosystem services that make salt marshes so valuable to humanity, from carbon sequestration and water purification to coastal protection. Yet a fundamental question has lingered…