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Saharan Dust Storms Linked To Enigmatic Fertilizer Plankton In Ocean

ScienceDaily (July 9, 2009) — The tropical Atlantic waters around Cape Verde are very low in plant nutrients. Nitrogen is in especially short supply and limits the growth of the phytoplankton, the tiny plants that are at the basis of the food chain in the ocean. In this area, the nutrients fall out from the sky: Trade winds carry Saharan dust rich in iron and phosphorus which can fertilize the surface of the ocean.

 

Saharan Dust Storms Linked To Enigmatic Fertilizer Plankton In Ocean

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