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Recycled iron fuels new production in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean

Nitrate persists in eastern equatorial Pacific surface waters because phytoplankton growth fueled by nitrate (new production) is limited by iron. Nitrate isotope measurements provide a new constraint on the controls of surface nitrate concentration in this region and allow us to quantify the degree...

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Autores principales: Rafter, Patrick A., Sigman, Daniel M., Mackey, Katherine R. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5653654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29062103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01219-7