26The bioavailability of iron influences the distribution, biomass and productivity of 27 phytoplankton in the Ross Sea, one of the most productive regions in the Southern 28Ocean. We mapped the spatial and temporal extent and severity of iron-limitation of 29 the native phytoplankton assemblage using long-(>24 h) and short-term (
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