Iron defecation by sperm whales stimulates carbon export in the Southern Ocean
Trish J. Lavery
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Ben Roudnew
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Peter Gill
Blue Whale Study Inc., C/- Post Office, Narrawong, Victoria 3285, Australia
Justin Seymour
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, New South Wales 2007, Australia
Laurent Seuront
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Aquatic Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute, West Beach, South Australia 5022, Australia
Genevieve Johnson
Earthocean, 19 Young Street, Albert Park, South Melbourne 3206, Australia
James G. Mitchell
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Victor Smetacek
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Trish J. Lavery
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Ben Roudnew
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Peter Gill
Blue Whale Study Inc., C/- Post Office, Narrawong, Victoria 3285, Australia
Justin Seymour
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, New South Wales 2007, Australia
Laurent Seuront
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Aquatic Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute, West Beach, South Australia 5022, Australia
Genevieve Johnson
Earthocean, 19 Young Street, Albert Park, South Melbourne 3206, Australia
James G. Mitchell
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Victor Smetacek
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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