CA
Member Since 1988
Carol Arnosti
Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professional Experience
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor
1995 - Present
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctorate
1993
Publications

Strong Effects of Increased Hydrostatic Pressure on Polysaccharide‐Hydrolyzing Enzyme Activities in ...
Heterotrophic microorganisms are responsible for transforming and respiring a substantial fraction of the organic matter produced by phytoplankton ...
February 02, 2025
AGU Abstracts
Investigating the Role of Oxygen Availability on Microbial Hydrolysis, Catabolism, and Aerobic Respiration of Sinking Particulate Organic Matter
NEW THOUGHTS TO OLD QUESTIONS: QUANTIFYING CARBON EXPORT AND ATTENUATION AND THEIR CONTROLLING MECHANISMS IN THE OCEAN V ORAL
ocean biology and biogeochemistry | 23 february 2024
Nicola Paul, Kelsey Gosselin, Carol Arnosti, Katha...
Oxygen deficient zones are sites of relatively high carbon sequestration compared to oxic water columns. While many studies have explored oxygen-defic...
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Exploring the effects of enzyme production and function under varying hydrostatic pressures in coastal seawater
MICROBIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO AQUATIC METABOLISM AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY: INSIGHTS FROM OBSERVATIONS, EXPERIMENTS, AND MODELING IV POSTER
ocean biology and biogeochemistry | 19 february 2024
Chad Lloyd, Sherif Ghobrial, John Paul Balmonte, S...
In order to degrade large biopolymers, microbes must produce extracellular enzymes of the correct structural specificity. This process occurs througho...
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Pressure effects on diverse extracellular enzymes produced by heterotrophic microbial communities in the ocean
TOWARD A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ESTIMATING CARBON EXPORT AND ATTENUATION IN THE OCEANS II POSTER
ocean sciences | 16 december 2022
Stephanie Caddell, Carol Arnosti, Ronnie N. Glud, ...
Heterotrophic microbial communities consume much of the organic matter produced in the ocean. They are active throughout the depths of the water colum...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
Ocean Sciences Section Honors and Recognition Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Ocean Sciences Early Career Award Committee 2023
2023 - 2024
Member
Ocean Sciences Award Committee
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