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Cover image description: Methyloprofundus sedimenti is a methane-oxidizing bacterium that originates from seawater west of Spitsbergen, where it serves as a biological filter for methane in this Arctic ecosystem.
Owner of picture: Professor Mette Marianne Svenning. Rudi Caeyers, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, performed the coloring.