Marine snow

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

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

 References 

 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.

Category:Geochemistry
Category:Oceanography