Heterotrophy on ultraplankton communities is an important source of nitrogen for a sponge-rhodophyte symbiosis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 4533-4538

  Pile, Adele J ^a,b   Grant, Adrienne ^b   Hinde, Rosalind ^b   Borowitzka, Michael A ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Heterotrophy; Nitrogen; Rhodophyte; Sponge; Symbiosis; Ultraplankton

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; RED ALGA; SEASON; SPONGE (PORIFERA); SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE, RED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; NITROGEN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLANKTON; PORIFERA; SEASONS; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CERATODICTYON; HALICLONA; INVERTEBRATA; PORIFERA; PROTOZOA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0346399701     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00698     Document Type: Article

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