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The integral role of iron in ocean biogeochemistry
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Tagliabue, A and Bowie, AR and Boyd, PW and Buck, KN and Johnson, KS and Saito, MA, The integral role of iron in ocean biogeochemistry, Nature, 543, (7643) pp. 51-59. ISSN 0028-0836 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
The micronutrient iron is now recognized to be important in regulating the magnitude and dynamics of ocean primary productivity, making it an integral component of the ocean’s biogeochemical cycles. In this Review, we discuss how a recent increase in observational data for this trace metal has challenged the prevailing view of the ocean iron cycle. Instead of focusing on dust as the major iron source and emphasizing iron’s tight biogeochemical coupling to major nutrients, a more complex and diverse picture of the sources of iron, its cycling processes and intricate linkages with the ocean carbon and nitrogen cycles has emerged.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | iron, ocean, biogeochemistry, synopsis |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Oceanography |
| Research Field: | Chemical oceanography |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
| Objective Field: | Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition |
| UTAS Author: | Bowie, AR (Professor Andrew Bowie) |
| UTAS Author: | Boyd, PW (Professor Philip Boyd) |
| ID Code: | 115577 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (FT130100037) |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 334 |
| Deposited By: | Oceans and Cryosphere |
| Deposited On: | 2017-03-31 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-09-25 |
| Downloads: | 56 View Download Statistics |
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