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Duprat, L.P.A.M.; Bigg, G.R.; Wilton, D.J. (2016). Enhanced Southern Ocean marine productivity due to fertilization by giant icebergs. Nature Geoscience 9(3): 219-221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2633
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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- Duprat, L.P.A.M.
- Bigg, G.R.
- Wilton, D.J.
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Nutrient input from icebergs can fertilize productivity in the ocean. Ten years of satellite measurements reveal that giant icebergs could be responsible for up to 20% of carbon export to depth in the Southern Ocean. |
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