Microphytobenthos community production at a near-shore coral reef: Seasonal variation and response to ammonium recycled by holothurians

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 169, Issue , 1998, Pages 1-11

  Uthicke, Sven ^a,b   Klumpp, D W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Inst F Hydrobiologie F   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic production; Coral reef ecology; Holothurians; Near shore reefs; Nutrient cycling; Sediments

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CORAL REEF; MICROALGA; PHYTOBENTHOS; SEASONALITY;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 0032490865     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps169001     Document Type: Article

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