Open AccessIron Fertilization Might Not Make Oceans Better Carbon Sinks
Author(s) -
Shan L. Kelleher
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo045631
Subject(s) - iron fertilization , human fertilization , carbon sink , environmental science , carbon fibers , oceanography , ecology , agronomy , computer science , biology , geology , climate change , nutrient , phytoplankton , algorithm , composite number
New research suggests more iron during the last ice age did not mean more algae production in the equatorial Pacific, pointing to possible futility of a controversial geoengineering idea.