Articles | Volume 16, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4157-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4157-2019
Research article
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05 Nov 2019
Research article |  | 05 Nov 2019

Controls on redox-sensitive trace metals in the Mauritanian oxygen minimum zone

Insa Rapp, Christian Schlosser, Jan-Lukas Menzel Barraqueta, Bernhard Wenzel, Jan Lüdke, Jan Scholten, Beat Gasser, Patrick Reichert, Martha Gledhill, Marcus Dengler, and Eric P. Achterberg

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (04 Jun 2019) by Marilaure Grégoire
AR by Insa Rapp on behalf of the Authors (14 Jun 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Jun 2019) by Marilaure Grégoire
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Jul 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Jul 2019) by Marilaure Grégoire
AR by Insa Rapp on behalf of the Authors (19 Sep 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (27 Sep 2019) by Marilaure Grégoire

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AA by Insa Rapp on behalf of the Authors (30 Oct 2019)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (30 Oct 2019) by Marilaure Grégoire
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Short summary
The availability of iron (Fe) affects phytoplankton growth in large parts of the ocean. Shelf sediments, particularly in oxygen minimum zones, are a major source of Fe and other essential micronutrients, such as cobalt (Co) and manganese (Mn). We observed enhanced concentrations of Fe, Co, and Mn corresponding with low oxygen concentrations along the Mauritanian shelf, indicating that the projected future decrease in oxygen concentrations may result in increases in Fe, Mn, and Co concentrations.
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