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Implications of large-scale iron fertilization of the oceans: introduction and synthesis
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Boyd, PW, Implications of large-scale iron fertilization of the oceans: introduction and synthesis, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 364 pp. 213-218. ISSN 0171-8630 (2008) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
A historical perspective of the scientific study of ocean iron fertilization (OIF) over the
last 15 yr prefaces a short synthesis of the multi-faceted issues raised by the 11 contributions to this
Theme Section. These issues, which range from ethical to logistical, must be aired in discussions surrounding
OIF and its commercial application as a potential climate mitigation tool. Two other issues,
not considered in detail by the contributors, are also addressed: (1) the importance of the rate of
change in atmospheric CO2 following sustained global OIF (other than model simulations, the only
data presently available to assess this comes from the geological record, e.g. Vostok ice core record
of dust supply and atmospheric CO2); and (2) the necessity of making realistic estimates of the cost of
OIF (i.e. carbon sequestered per unit of iron added) to provide comparisons of the ratio of cost:environmental
risk of OIF with other mitigation strategies.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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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: | Boyd, PW (Professor Philip Boyd) |
ID Code: | 95545 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 31 |
Deposited By: | IMAS Research and Education Centre |
Deposited On: | 2014-10-03 |
Last Modified: | 2014-11-28 |
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