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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4647-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4647-2018
Research article
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30 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 30 Jul 2018

Seasonal development of iron limitation in the sub-Antarctic zone

Thomas J. Ryan-Keogh, Sandy J. Thomalla, Thato N. Mtshali, Natasha R. van Horsten, and Hazel J. Little

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The availability of iron in the Southern Ocean constrains the overall extent and magnitude of the phytoplankton bloom. Uncertainty remains over the dominant supply mechanisms, which are expected to be altered by climate change. Nutrient addition experiments confirm that iron limitation is seasonal in nature, with increased responses to iron addition in late summer. This is driven by variability in the supply mechanisms across the growing season, which fail to meet the phytoplankton demand.
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