Melting Glaciers Feed Antarctic Food Chain

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Melting Glaciers Feed Antarctic Food Chain,
August 11, 2015,
By American Geophysical Union,

New research finds that iron stored in the region's glaciers is being shuttled by melting water to open areas of the ocean, called polynyas, where it stimulates growth of phytoplankton, ocean algae that form the base of the marine food chain.