OB014
Linking Hydrothermal Iron Fluxes to Surface Productivity, Nutrient Uptake and Carbon Sequestration
Session ID#: 257900
Session Description:
Hydrothermal iron (Fe) inputs are increasingly recognized as a vital source of bioavailable iron supporting phytoplankton and microbial growth in areas of the ocean where Fe inputs are minimal and trace-metal availability is limiting. Unlike atmospheric dust, hydrothermal sources are located throughout the global Ocean with distal Fe transport facilitated through its stabilization by organic ligands. This session will highlight physical and biogeochemical mechanisms that deliver hydrothermal Fe from mid-ocean ridges and submarine volcanoes to the euphotic zone and will examine the role of hydrothermal Fe in modulating surface productivity, plankton diversity, nutrient uptake, and carbon sequestration in these regions. We invite presentations and posters that showcase new observational, experimental, and modeling approaches aimed at quantifying hydrothermal Fe fluxes, tracing their transport pathways, and evaluating their ecological and biogeochemical impacts on community structure, productivity and the ocean carbon cycle.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry -
- Physical-Biological Interactions -
Index Terms:
3017 Hydrothermal systems [MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS]
4805 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4855 Phytoplankton [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL]
4875 Trace elements [OCEANOGRAPHY: CHEMICAL]