Zhou, Linbin; Liu, Fengjie; Fortin, Claude 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2479-1869 et Tan, Yehui
(2026).
Comment on “Toxic impact of aluminium on the natural phytoplankton community during spring in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean”.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
, vol. 595
.
p. 152161.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2026.152161.
Résumé
Demasy et al. (2025, JEMBE 591:152119) reported strong acute toxicity of aluminum (Al) to natural phytoplankton communities in the Southern Ocean. We evaluate their findings in the context of existing knowledge regarding aluminum's effects on marine phytoplankton and the necessity of testing aluminum fertilization as a potential carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategy in iron-limited oceans like the Southern Ocean. We want to point out several methodological omissions, internal inconsistencies in the results, and questionable interpretation that undermine their conclusions.
| Type de document: | Article |
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| Mots-clés libres: | iron-aluminum hypothesis; aluminum fertilization; carbon dioxide removal; Southern Ocean; iron; phytoplankton; marine carbon sink |
| Centre: | Centre Eau Terre Environnement |
| Date de dépôt: | 09 mars 2026 19:49 |
| Dernière modification: | 09 mars 2026 19:49 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/16804 |
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