Large difference in role of iron between oceans near Greenland and Antarctica

Large difference in role of iron between oceans near Greenland and Antarctica

Terra Daily

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Yerseke, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 01, 2021

Though a lack of iron is a factor limiting algal growth in the oceans, more dissolved iron in the ocean East of Greenland due to the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet does not lead to more algae there. Off the coast of Antarctica, on the other hand, algae do profit from more dissolved iron in the water as a consequence of melting ice. The cause of this difference is the fact that near Antarctic

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