New research published today in Nature has revealed the importance of mineral forms of iron in regulating the cycling of this bio-essential nutrient in the ocean.
New research published today in Nature has revealed the importance of mineral forms of iron in regulating the cycling of this bio-essential nutrient in the ocean.
The findings pave the way for new work on the relationship between the iron and carbon cycles and how changing ocean oxygen levels may interact.
The study, led by the University of Liverpool and involving collaborators in the United States, Australia and France, addresses a knowledge gap in ocean research.
Principal Investigator Professor Alessandro Tagliabue said: “To date we have not fully appreciated the role that mineral forms of iron have played in driving the distributions and temporal dynamics of iron in the ocean”
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Image: Sunset during project fieldwork by Alessandro Tagliabue (via University of Liverpool)
