Origin and fate of particulate and dissolved organic matter in a naturally iron-fertilized region of the Southern Ocean

Natural iron fertilization of high-nutrient low-chlorophyll (HNLC) waters induces annually occurring spring phytoplankton blooms off the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean). To examine the origin and fate of particulate and dissolved organic matter (POM and DOM), D- and L-amino acids (AA) were quanti...

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Main Authors: L. Tremblay, J. Caparros, K. Leblanc, I. Obernosterer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/607/2015/bg-12-607-2015.pdf