Iron fertilization from the Amery Ice Shelf marine ice layer, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Herraiz-Borreguero, L, Lannuzel, D, van der Merwe, PC, Treverrow, A, Pedro, JB
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus GmbH 2018
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience; Glaciology; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://ecite.utas.edu.au/125953

The Antarctic continental shelf supports a high level of marine primary productivity and is a globally importantcarbon dioxide (CO 2 ) sink through the photosynthetic fixation of CO 2 via the biological pump. Sustaining suchhigh productivity requires a large supply of the essential micronutrient iro...