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Research article
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17 Mar 2017
Research article |
| 17 Mar 2017
Impact of icebergs on net primary productivity in the Southern Ocean
School of Geographic and Oceanic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
Department of Geology, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 45469, USA
School of Geographic and Oceanic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Highly variable iron content modulates iceberg-ocean fertilisation and potential carbon export M. Hopwood et al. 10.1038/s41467-019-13231-0
- Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities J. Gutt et al. 10.1111/brv.12679
- The macronutrient and micronutrient (iron and manganese) content of icebergs J. Krause et al. 10.5194/tc-18-5735-2024
- Antarctic petrels ‘on the ice rocks’: wintering strategy of an Antarctic seabird K. Delord et al. 10.1098/rsos.191429
- Variations in export production, lithogenic sediment transport and iron fertilization in the Pacific sector of the Drake Passage over the past 400 kyr M. Toyos et al. 10.5194/cp-18-147-2022
- Impact of Giant Iceberg A68A on the Physical Conditions of the Surface South Atlantic, Derived Using Remote Sensing R. Smith & G. Bigg 10.1029/2023GL104028
- Dissolved iron concentration in the recent snow of the Lambert Glacial Basin, Antarctica K. Liu et al. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.10.011
- Southern Ocean food-webs and climate change: A short review and future directions J. Queirós et al. 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000358
- Glacial interglacial variations in the natural iron fertilization during the low sea ice periods along the eastern continental margin of Antarctica T. Sarathchandraprasad et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176745
- The atmospheric iron variations during 1950–2016 recorded in snow at Dome Argus, East Antarctica K. Liu et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105263
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- Bacterial Metabolic Response to Change in Phytoplankton Communities and Resultant Effects on Carbon Cycles in the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica B. Kim et al. 10.3389/fmars.2022.872052
- The iron records and its sources during 1990–2017 from the Lambert Glacial Basin shallow ice core, East Antarctica Z. Du et al. 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126399
- Observing the disintegration of the A68A iceberg from space A. Braakmann-Folgmann et al. 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112855
- Tracking Large Tabular Icebergs in Antarctica Using AMSR2 Observations and Random Forest: A Case Study of A23A M. Cho et al. 10.7780/kjrs.2025.41.2.1.8
- Quantifying dissolution rates of Antarctic icebergs in open water O. Orheim et al. 10.1017/aog.2023.26
- The role of biota in the Southern Ocean carbon cycle P. Boyd et al. 10.1038/s43017-024-00531-3
- Direct link between iceberg melt and diatom productivity demonstrated in Mid-Pliocene Amundsen Sea interglacial sediments H. Furlong & R. Scherer 10.5194/jm-43-269-2024
- Tracking changes in the area, thickness, and volume of the Thwaites tabular iceberg “B30” using satellite altimetry and imagery A. Braakmann-Folgmann et al. 10.5194/tc-15-3861-2021
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Short summary
The primary productivity in the Southern Ocean (SO) is limited by the amount of iron available for biological activities. Recent studies show that icebergs could be a main source of iron to the SO. Based on remote sensing data, our study shows that iceberg presence is associated with elevated levels of ocean productivity, particularly in iron-deficient regions. This impact could serve as a negative feedback to the climate system.
The primary productivity in the Southern Ocean (SO) is limited by the amount of iron available...
