Iron limitation of kelp growth may prevent ocean afforestation

Abstract Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and emissions reduction are essential to alleviate climate change. Ocean macroalgal afforestation (OMA) is a CDR method already undergoing field trials where nearshore kelps, on rafts, are purposefully grown offshore at scale. Dissolved iron (dFe) supply often l...

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Main Authors: Ellie R. Paine, Philip W. Boyd, Robert F. Strzepek, Michael Ellwood, Elizabeth A. Brewer, Guillermo Diaz-Pulido, Matthias Schmid, Catriona L. Hurd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04962-4