Check out our new paper below!!
We make new measurements on whale poop to assess how available the iron and copper might be to the surface ocean
We find a whole lot of bioavailable iron and a suite of strong-binding copper ligands!
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An exciting first look at siderophores in hydrothermal plumes by @clhoffma, me, and some awesome co-authors. Hoping to get some more hydrothermal samples on our upcoming cruise to the Australian-Antarctic Ridge next month to continue digging into the organic iron pool in vents!