Dynamics of dissolved iron and other bioactive trace metals (Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn) in the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica

• Published in: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
• Main Authors: R.M. Sherrell, M.E. Lagerström, K.O. Forsch, S.E. Stammerjohn, P.L. Yager
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioOne 2015
• Subjects: trace metals; Antarctic; Iron; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Amundsen Sea; Dotson Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000071; https://doaj.org/article/e0507a5739ea4a1aa42ec3d2fc5d2a39

Abstract The Amundsen Sea Polynya is experiencing large increases in glacial meltwater input and hosts an extremely productive and long-lasting summer phytoplankton bloom, suggesting a crucial role for natural Fe fertilization. Early summer distributions and dynamics of the dissolved bioactive metal...