Climatically sensitive transfer of iron to maritime Antarctic ecosystems by surface runoff

Glacially-derived iron fertilizes the Southern Ocean ecosystem, but the quantities transported by runoff from Antarctica are unknown. Here, the authors show significant fluxes associated with surface meltwater runoff, and demonstrate that a marked increase in export can be expected in response to cl...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Andy Hodson, Aga Nowak, Marie Sabacka, Anne Jungblut, Francisco Navarro, David Pearce, María Luisa Ávila-Jiménez, Peter Convey, Gonçalo Vieira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
Subjects:
Science
Q
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14499
https://doaj.org/article/07e8da2e3fb9445bb8a0dc7b49e24104
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Summary:Glacially-derived iron fertilizes the Southern Ocean ecosystem, but the quantities transported by runoff from Antarctica are unknown. Here, the authors show significant fluxes associated with surface meltwater runoff, and demonstrate that a marked increase in export can be expected in response to climate warming.

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