Iron Biogeochemistry and Its Environmental Impacts in Freshwater Lakes
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Iron is an essential element for almost all living species. Its environmental impacts on physiology and ecology of aquatic organisms are always the focus of limnology and oceanography. To gain insight into iron biogeochemistry and its environmental impacts in freshwater lakes, we collected and reviewed numerous studies on iron in combination with our own work. Our review reports iron sources, iron speciation, iron cycle and iron uptake mechanisms as well as impacts of iron on physiology and ecology of phytoplankton and aquatic plants in freshwater lakes. We also proposed some suggestions for further studies.
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