Old Dominion University: A New Understanding of Iron in the Open Ocean May Help Provide Clues to Future Climate Change
September 02, 2023
September 02, 2023
NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Old Dominion University issued the following news:
Iron is all around us. It was critical for the biological processes that created a habitable Earth, and it fills every oxygen-transporting red blood cell in our bodies.
As essential on land as it is in the water, iron is a vital marine nutrient for tiny organisms called phytoplankton, which - through photosynthesis - are the foundation of the marine ecosystem and provide a key link . . .
Iron is all around us. It was critical for the biological processes that created a habitable Earth, and it fills every oxygen-transporting red blood cell in our bodies.
As essential on land as it is in the water, iron is a vital marine nutrient for tiny organisms called phytoplankton, which - through photosynthesis - are the foundation of the marine ecosystem and provide a key link . . .