Release of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen by the zooxanthellate coral Galaxea fascicularis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 172, Issue , 1998, Pages 265-274

  Ferrier Pages C ^a   Gattuso, J P ^b   Cauwet, G ^c   Jaubert, J ^a   Allemand, D ^a  

^a CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

Corals; Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen; Release; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CORAL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ZOOXANTHELLA;

GALAXEA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 0032558706     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps172265     Document Type: Article

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