Antarctic krill help to fertilize Southern Ocean with iron
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 4 July, 2011
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A new discovery reveals that the shrimp-like creature at the heart of the Antarctic food chain could play a key role in fertilizing the Southern Ocean with iron -- stimulating the growth of phytoplankton (microscopic plant-like organisms). This process enhances the ocean's capacity for natural storage of carbon dioxide....