Glacial flours as a potential source of Fe(II) and Fe(III) to polar waters

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 118, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 443-452

  Hopwood, Mark J ^a   Statham, Peter J ^a   Tranter, Martyn ^b   Wadham, Jemma L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferrihydrite; Glacial flour; Iron; Particulate iron

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; IRON; LIGAND; LIMITING FACTOR; MELTWATER; POLAR REGION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REDOX POTENTIAL;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84896403565     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9945-y     Document Type: Article

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