Microbial feedbacks optimize ocean iron availability

Iron is the limiting factor for biological production over a large fraction of the surface ocean because free iron is rapidly scavenged or precipitated under aerobic conditions. Standing stocks of dissolved iron are maintained by association with organic molecules (ligands) produced by biological pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lauderdale, Jonathan, Braakman, Rogier, Forget, Gael, Dutkiewicz, Stephanie, Follows, Michael J.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124544