Distinct profiles of size-fractionated iron-binding ligands between the eastern and western subarctic Pacific

Abstract Iron (Fe) is well known as a limiting factor to control primary productivity especially in high-nutrient and low chlorophyll area such as the subarctic Pacific. The solubility of Fe is believed to be controlled by its complexation with natural organic ligands, while the distribution of orga...

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Main Authors: Yoshiko Kondo, Rise Bamba, Hajime Obata, Jun Nishioka, Shigenobu Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81536-6