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Nature 446, 989-991 (26 April 2007) | doi:10.1038/446989a; Published online 25 April 2007
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Biogeochemistry: Iron findings
Philip W. Boyd1
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A huge phytoplankton bloom in the Southern Ocean yields estimates of how a continuous supply of iron affects oceanic carbon sequestration. But iron is not the only factor — nutrient supply is crucial too.
The ocean is a daunting place to study, where investigations must contend with a wide range of scales — from intracellular to ocean basins, from nanoseconds to seasons1. The difficulties are evident in the variety of approaches used to study the ecological productivity of its microscopic algae, or phytoplankton.
- Philip W. Boyd is at the NIWA Centre for Chemical and Physical Oceanography, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Email: pboyd@alkali.otago.ac.nz
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