Nutrient Cycling: Are Antarctic Krill a Previously Overlooked Source in the Marine Iron Cycle?

Lavenia Ratnarajah; Andrew R Bowie

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.044

Nutrient Cycling: Are Antarctic Krill a Previously Overlooked Source in the Marine Iron Cycle?

Curr Biol. 2016 Oct 10;26(19):R884-R887. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.044. Epub 2016 Oct 10.

Authors

Lavenia Ratnarajah¹, Andrew R Bowie²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia; Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 80, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
² Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia; Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 80, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia. Electronic address: andrew.bowie@utas.edu.au.

PMID: 27728790
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.044

Abstract

Iron limits phytoplankton growth in large areas of the Southern Ocean. A new study shows that Antarctic krill play a crucial role in the recycling of iron in the iron-limited waters.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Antarctic Regions
Euphausiacea*
Food
Iron / analysis*
Phytoplankton

Substances

Iron