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The integral role of iron in ocean biogeochemistry

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  • Alessandro Tagliabue

    (School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool)

  • Andrew R. Bowie

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Co-operative Research Centre, University of Tasmania)

  • Philip W. Boyd

    (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Co-operative Research Centre, University of Tasmania)

  • Kristen N. Buck

    (University of South Florida)

  • Kenneth S. Johnson

    (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

  • Mak A. Saito

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Abstract

The micronutrient iron is now recognized to be important in regulating the magnitude and dynamics of ocean primary productivity, making it an integral component of the ocean’s biogeochemical cycles. In this Review, we discuss how a recent increase in observational data for this trace metal has challenged the prevailing view of the ocean iron cycle. Instead of focusing on dust as the major iron source and emphasizing iron’s tight biogeochemical coupling to major nutrients, a more complex and diverse picture of the sources of iron, its cycling processes and intricate linkages with the ocean carbon and nitrogen cycles has emerged.

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  • Alessandro Tagliabue & Andrew R. Bowie & Philip W. Boyd & Kristen N. Buck & Kenneth S. Johnson & Mak A. Saito, 2017. "The integral role of iron in ocean biogeochemistry," Nature, Nature, vol. 543(7643), pages 51-59, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:543:y:2017:i:7643:d:10.1038_nature21058
    DOI: 10.1038/nature21058
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