Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin
Primary productivity in the Southern Ocean plays an important role in the drawdown of atmospheric CO2, but phytoplankton growth is limited by iron. Here the authors show that iron from hydrothermal vents fuels massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean that have recurred in the same location...
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| author | Casey M. S. Schine Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp Gert van Dijken Loes J. A. Gerringa Sara Sergi Patrick Laan Hans van Haren Willem H. van de Poll Kevin R. Arrigo |
| author_facet | Casey M. S. Schine Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp Gert van Dijken Loes J. A. Gerringa Sara Sergi Patrick Laan Hans van Haren Willem H. van de Poll Kevin R. Arrigo |
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| description | Primary productivity in the Southern Ocean plays an important role in the drawdown of atmospheric CO2, but phytoplankton growth is limited by iron. Here the authors show that iron from hydrothermal vents fuels massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean that have recurred in the same location for decades. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e58ff79505549d49509a1447e502ec22022-12-21T20:01:46ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-02-0112111110.1038/s41467-021-21339-5Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal originCasey M. S. Schine0Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp1Gert van Dijken2Loes J. A. Gerringa3Sara Sergi4Patrick Laan5Hans van Haren6Willem H. van de Poll7Kevin R. Arrigo8Department of Earth System Science, Stanford UniversityBiology Department, Foothill CollegeDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford UniversityRoyal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IRD, MNHN, Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN-IPSL)Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)Department of Ocean Ecosystems, Energy, and Sustainability Research Institute Gronigen, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of GroningenDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford UniversityPrimary productivity in the Southern Ocean plays an important role in the drawdown of atmospheric CO2, but phytoplankton growth is limited by iron. Here the authors show that iron from hydrothermal vents fuels massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean that have recurred in the same location for decades.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21339-5 |
| spellingShingle | Casey M. S. Schine Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp Gert van Dijken Loes J. A. Gerringa Sara Sergi Patrick Laan Hans van Haren Willem H. van de Poll Kevin R. Arrigo Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin Nature Communications |
| title | Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin |
| title_full | Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin |
| title_fullStr | Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin |
| title_short | Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin |
| title_sort | massive southern ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21339-5 |
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