Dissolved thorium, rare earth elements and neodymium isotopic composition in the Kerguelen Plateau : method development and application to quantify and trace lithogenic inputs

• Main Author: Pérez Tribouillier, HU
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Tasmania 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Pacific; Heard; McDonald Islands; McDonald Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/100.00035248; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/id/eprint/35248

The Southern Ocean (SO) is the largest high nutrient, low chlorophyll (HNLC) region in the global ocean, characterized by a minimum development of phytoplankton despite the abundance of macronutrients. The existence of such regions is caused by the absence of the bio-limiting trace element iron (Fe)...