Iron from melting glaciers fuels the phytoplankton blooms in Amundsen Sea (Southern Ocean): Iron biogeochemistry

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Gerringa, L.J.A., Alderkamp, A.C., Laan, P., Thuróczy, C.E., de Baar, H.J.W., Mills, M.M., van Dijken, G.L., van Haren, H., Arrigo, K.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Amundsen Sea; Antarctic; Getz; Island Bay; Pine Island Bay; Pine Island Glacier; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelves; Pine Island; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://imis.nioz.nl/imis.php?module=ref&refid=231002

Dissolved iron (DFe) and total dissolvable Fe (TDFe) were measured in January-February 2009 in Pine Island Bay, as well as in the Pine Island and Amundsen polynyas (Amundsen Sea, Southern Ocean). Iron (Fe) has been shown to be a limiting nutrient for phytoplankton growth, even in the productive cont...