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Marine snow

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Marine snow is a shower of detritus in the deep sea.

Composition

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It is made up of biotic material, including dead animals, dung, protists, and other matter.

References

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  1. Ivancic I, Paliaga P, Pfannkuchen M, Djakovac T, Najdek M, Steiner P, Korlevic M, Markovski M, Baricevic A, Tankovic MS, Herndl GJ (December 2018). "Seasonal variations in extracellular enzymatic activity in marine snow-associated microbial communities and their impact on the surrounding water". FEMS Microbiology Ecology.