The addition of iron to high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll regions induces phytoplankton blooms that take up carbon. Carbon export from the surface layer and, in particular, the ability of the ocean and sediments to sequester carbon for many years remains, however, poorly quantified3.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/southern-ocean-deep-water-carbon-export-enhanced-natural-iron-fertilization
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/raymond-t-pollard
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ian-salter
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/richard-j-sanders-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ocean-fertilization
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sequestration
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/antarctica
