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Effect of natural iron fertilization on carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean

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  • Stéphane Blain

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie, Centre Océanologique de Marseille, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Bernard Quéguiner

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie, Centre Océanologique de Marseille, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Leanne Armand

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie, Centre Océanologique de Marseille, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Sauveur Belviso

    (IPSL/Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, CEN de Saclay, Bât. 701 l’Orme des Merisiers, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)

  • Bruno Bombled

    (IPSL/Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, CEN de Saclay, Bât. 701 l’Orme des Merisiers, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)

  • Laurent Bopp

    (IPSL/Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, CEN de Saclay, Bât. 701 l’Orme des Merisiers, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)

  • Andrew Bowie

    (Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
    ACROSS, School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Christian Brunet

    (LOCEAN-IPSL, UMR 7159, CNRS, Université P. et M. Curie, Case 100, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France)

  • Corina Brussaard

    (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), PO Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands)

  • François Carlotti

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie, Centre Océanologique de Marseille, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Urania Christaki

    (FRE ELICO, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Maison de la Recherche en Environnement Naturel (MREN), 32 avenue Foch, 62930 Wimereux, France)

  • Antoine Corbière

    (LOCEAN-IPSL, UMR 7159, CNRS, Université P. et M. Curie, Case 100, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France)

  • Isabelle Durand

    (USM402/LOCEAN, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 43 rue Cuvier, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France)

  • Frederike Ebersbach

    (Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Jean-Luc Fuda

    (Centre Océanologique de Marseille, Campus de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Nicole Garcia

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie, Centre Océanologique de Marseille, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Loes Gerringa

    (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), PO Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands)

  • Brian Griffiths

    (GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Catherine Guigue

    (LMGEM UMR CNRS 617, Campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Christophe Guillerm

    (DT INSU CNRS, Bât. IPEV BP 74, Technopole Brest Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France)

  • Stéphanie Jacquet

    (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium)

  • Catherine Jeandel

    (LEGOS (CNRS/CNES/IRD/UPS), Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France)

  • Patrick Laan

    (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), PO Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands)

  • Dominique Lefèvre

    (LMGEM UMR CNRS 617, Campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Claire Lo Monaco

    (LOCEAN-IPSL, UMR 7159, CNRS, Université P. et M. Curie, Case 100, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France)

  • Andrea Malits

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Quai de La Darse, BP 8, 06238 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France)

  • Julie Mosseri

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie, Centre Océanologique de Marseille, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Ingrid Obernosterer

    (Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMR7621, CNRS, F66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France)

  • Young-Hyang Park

    (USM402/LOCEAN, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 43 rue Cuvier, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France)

  • Marc Picheral

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Quai de La Darse, BP 8, 06238 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France)

  • Philippe Pondaven

    (UMR 6539/LEMAR/IUEM, Technopole Brest Iroise, Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280 Plouzané, France)

  • Thomas Remenyi

    (Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Valérie Sandroni

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie, Centre Océanologique de Marseille, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Géraldine Sarthou

    (UMR 6539/LEMAR/IUEM, Technopole Brest Iroise, Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280 Plouzané, France)

  • Nicolas Savoye

    (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
    Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l’Univers, UMR CNRS 5805 EPOC, Station Marine d’Arcachon, 2 rue du Pr. Jolyet, 33120 Arcachon, France)

  • Lionel Scouarnec

    (DT INSU CNRS, Bât. IPEV BP 74, Technopole Brest Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France)

  • Marc Souhaut

    (LEGOS (CNRS/CNES/IRD/UPS), Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France)

  • Doris Thuiller

    (LOCEAN-IPSL, UMR 7159, CNRS, Université P. et M. Curie, Case 100, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France)

  • Klaas Timmermans

    (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), PO Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands)

  • Thomas Trull

    (Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
    GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia)

  • Julia Uitz

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Quai de La Darse, BP 8, 06238 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France)

  • Pieter van Beek

    (LEGOS (CNRS/CNES/IRD/UPS), Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France)

  • Marcel Veldhuis

    (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), PO Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands)

  • Dorothée Vincent

    (FRE ELICO, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Maison de la Recherche en Environnement Naturel (MREN), 32 avenue Foch, 62930 Wimereux, France)

  • Eric Viollier

    (Laboratoire de Géochimie des Eaux, UMP IPGP 7154, Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, 2 place Jussieu, 75251 Paris Cedex 05, France)

  • Lilita Vong

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie, Centre Océanologique de Marseille, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, campus de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Thibaut Wagener

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Quai de La Darse, BP 8, 06238 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France)

Abstract

A natural approach The growth of microalgae in seawater is an important factor in determining climate as it converts atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic material that can be transported to and stored in the deep sea. This process is inhibited in the Southern Ocean by a lack of iron; this ocean is virtually a biological desert. To date, the role of iron in carbon cycling has largely been assessed using short-term iron-addition experiments. Now analysis of data from the 'KEOPS I' cruise of the research vessel Marion Dufresne has provided insights into carbon cycling from an 'oasis' in that desert — a phytoplankton bloom induced by iron supplied from the waters below. The efficiency of this natural fertilization is at least ten times higher than estimates from short-term experiments. This suggests that natural changes in iron supply to the ocean surface due to changes in upwelling may have a greater effect on atmospheric carbon dioxide than was thought.

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  • Stéphane Blain & Bernard Quéguiner & Leanne Armand & Sauveur Belviso & Bruno Bombled & Laurent Bopp & Andrew Bowie & Christian Brunet & Corina Brussaard & François Carlotti & Urania Christaki & Antoin, 2007. "Effect of natural iron fertilization on carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean," Nature, Nature, vol. 446(7139), pages 1070-1074, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:446:y:2007:i:7139:d:10.1038_nature05700
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05700
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