Dissolved thorium, rare earth elements and neodymium isotopic composition in the Kerguelen Plateau : method development and application to quantify and trace lithogenic inputs

• Main Author: Pérez Tribouillier, HU
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; Kerguelen Plateau; thorium; neodymium; rare earth elements; phytoplankton bloom; GEOTRACES; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Pacific; Heard; McDonald Islands; McDonald Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35248/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35248/1/Perez_Tribouillier_whole_thesis.pdf

The Southern Ocean (SO) is the largest high nutrient, low chlorophyll (HNLC) region in the global ocean, characterized by a minimum development of phytoplankton despite the abundance of macronutrients. The existence of such regions is caused by the absence of the bio-limiting trace element iron (Fe)...