Bacterial Respiration as a Major Term in the Mesopelagic Carbon Budget

Rachel Rayne1, Manuela Hartmann2, Chelsey Adrianne Baker1, Sari Lou Carolin Giering3, Richard Sanders3 and Claire Evans3, (1)University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, (2)Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Neuherberg, Germany, (3)National Oceanography Centre Southampton, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems, Southampton, United Kingdom