Identifying potential sources of iron-binding ligands in coastal Antarctic environments and the wider Southern Ocean

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Smith, AJR, Nelson, T, Ratnarajah, L, Genovese, C, Westwood, K, Holmes, TM, Corkill, M, Townsend, AT, Bell, E, Wuttig, K, Lannuzel, D
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2022
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Chemical oceanography; Antarctic; Austral; East Antarctica; Mertz Glacier; Southern Ocean; Tac; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.948772; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/152968

The availability of iron (Fe) to marine microbial communities is enhanced through complexation by ligands. In Fe limited environments, measuring the distribution and identifying the likely sources of ligands is therefore central to understanding the drivers of marine productivity. Antarctic coastal...