UC-Riverside: Sahara Desert Dust is Helping Oceans Thrive
September 27, 2024
September 27, 2024
RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 27 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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The further dust-bound iron is blown from the Sahara, the more it becomes available for life through atmospheric reactions
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Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Iron availability is often a limiting resource in today's oceans, which means . . .
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The further dust-bound iron is blown from the Sahara, the more it becomes available for life through atmospheric reactions
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Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Iron availability is often a limiting resource in today's oceans, which means . . .