Mechanisms of dissolved and labile particulate iron supply to shelf waters and phytoplankton blooms off South Georgia, Southern Ocean

<p>The island of South Georgia is situated in the iron (Fe)-depleted Antarctic Circumpolar Current of the Southern Ocean. Iron emanating from its shelf system fuels large phytoplankton blooms downstream of the island, but the actual supply mechanisms are unclear. To address this, we present...

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Main Authors: C. Schlosser, K. Schmidt, A. Aquilina, W. B. Homoky, M. Castrillejo, R. A. Mills, M. D. Patey, S. Fielding, A. Atkinson, E. P. Achterberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/4973/2018/bg-15-4973-2018.pdf