The contribution of penguin guano to the Southern Ocean iron pool

Abstract Iron plays a crucial role in the high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll Southern Ocean regions, promoting phytoplankton growth and enhancing atmospheric carbon sequestration. In this area, iron-rich Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and baleen whale species, which are among their main predators,...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Oleg Belyaev, Erica Sparaventi, Gabriel Navarro, Araceli Rodríguez-Romero, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Serie:Nature Communications
Länkar:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37132-5