1. Southern Ocean deep-water carbon export enhanced by natural iron fertilization
- Author
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Pollard, Raymond T., Salter, Ian, Sanders, Richard J., Lucas, Mike I., Moore, C. Mark, Mills, Rachel A., Statham, Peter J., Allen, John T., Baker, Alex R., Bakker, Dorothee C.E., Charette, Matthew A., Fielding, Sophie, Fones, Gary R., French, Megan, Hickman, Anna E., Holland, Ross J., Hughes, J. Alan, Jickells, Timothy D., Lampitt, Richard S., Morris, Paul J., Nedelec, Florence H., Nielsdottir, Maria, Planquette, Helene, Popova, Ekaterina E., Poulton, Alex J., Read, Jane F., Seeyave, Sophie, Smith, Tania, Stinchcombe, Mark, Taylor, Sarah, Thomalla, Sandy, Venables, Hugh J., Williamson, Robert, and Zubkov, Mike V.
- Subjects
Southern Ocean -- Properties ,Carbon sequestration -- Methods -- Chemical properties -- Environmental aspects ,Water bloom -- Causes of -- Chemical properties -- Environmental aspects -- Methods ,Iron -- Environmental aspects -- Methods -- Chemical properties ,Environmental issues ,Science and technology ,Zoology and wildlife conservation ,Chemical properties ,Properties ,Methods ,Causes of ,Environmental aspects - Abstract
The addition of iron to high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll regions induces phytoplankton blooms that take up carbon (1-3). Carbon export from the surface layer and, in particular, the ability of the ocean [...]
- Published
- 2009