Regulation of the phytoplankton heme b iron pool during the North Atlantic spring bloom

• Main Authors: Louropoulou, E, Gledhill, M, Browning, TJ, Desai, DK, Menzel Barraqueta, J-L, Tonnard, M, Sarthou, G, Planquette, H, Andrew Bowie, Schmitz, RA, LaRouche, J, Achterberg, EP
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Biological oceanography; Chemical oceanography; phytoplankton; heme b; iron; North Atlantic; spring bloom; Irminger Basin; Iceland; Labrador Sea
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Regulation_of_the_phytoplankton_heme_b_iron_pool_during_the_North_Atlantic_spring_bloom/22980674

Heme b is an iron-containing co-factor in hemoproteins. Heme b concentrations are low (<1 pmol L -1 ) in iron limited phytoplankton in cultures and in the field. Here, we determined heme b in marine particulate material (>0.7 μm) from the North Atlantic Ocean (GEOVIDE cruise – GEOTRACES sectio...