#Microbial ecology yields new insights for future shipwreck conservation
“#Microbial ecology yields new insights for future shipwreck conservation” The Pappy Lane wreck in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Credit: John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute Shipwrecks act as artificial reefs and provide a substrate and nutrients for a great diversity of microorganisms, which can contribute to either the deterioration or preservation of the ship. Precisely how…