Bioavailability of organically bound Fe to model phytoplankton of the Southern Ocean

Iron (Fe) is known to be mostly bound to organic ligands and to limit primary productivity in the Southern Ocean. It is thus important to investigate the bioavailability of organically bound Fe. In this study, we used four phytoplankton species of the Southern Ocean (<i>Phaeocystis&...

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Main Authors: C. S. Hassler, V. Schoemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-10-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/6/2281/2009/bg-6-2281-2009.pdf