Volatilized ammonia supports extremophilic cave ecosystems with unusual nitrogen isotopic signatures

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  2025

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  bioRxiv

• Publication date

  2025-11-19

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1101/2025.11.19.689070
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