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Fingerprints of a trace nutrient

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Lack of dissolved iron in the sea limits biological productivity and the uptake of carbon dioxide. The sources of dissolved iron in the North Atlantic Ocean have been identified from isotopic variations of this trace nutrient. See Letter p.212

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  1. Joseph A. Resing is at the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, and NOAA-PMEL, Seattle, Washington 98115 USA.,

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  2. Pamela M. Barrett is in the Department of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 USA.,

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