Iron from a submarine source impacts the productive layer of the Western Tropical South Pacific (WTSP)

Iron from a submarine source impacts the productive layer of the Western Tropical South Pacific (WTSP)

Abstract In the Western Tropical South Pacific, patches of high chlorophyll concentrations linked to the occurrence of N2-fixing organisms are found in the vicinity of volcanic islands. The survival of these organisms relies on a high bioavailable iron supply whose origin and fluxes remain unknown....

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Main Authors: Cécile Guieu, Sophie Bonnet, Anne Petrenko, Christophe Menkes, Valérie Chavagnac, Karine Desboeufs, Christophe Maes, Thierry Moutin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27407-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27407-z

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