John and co-authors tackle one of the known paradoxes regarding trace metal cycles in the ocean…
Oct / 17 / 2022
bioavailability
Spatial and temporal variability of bioactive trace metals, speciation and organic metal-binding ligands in the eastern Gulf of Mexico
Mellett and Buck present the concentrations of bioactive trace metals (Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Co, Ni, Cd, and Pb), Fe-and Cu-binding organic ligands, and electroactive Fe-binding humic substances in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Mar / 03 / 2021
Is the global primary production at it’s maximum rate?
Lauderdale and co-authors (2020, see reference below) are seriously questioning the paradigm establishing that marine phytoplankton growth is limited by iron on a global scale. Iron availability to marine microbes […]
Feb / 25 / 2020
Can phytoplankton help us determine the bioavailability of iron in the world ocean?
Joint Science Highlight with US Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB). Iron (Fe) is a key element to life but in seawater it is present at extremely low concentrations. The scarcity […]
Feb / 24 / 2020