Rapid recycling of coral mass-spawning products in permeable reef sediments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 271, Issue , 2004, Pages 159-166

  Wild, Christian ^a   Tollrian, Ralph ^b   Huettel, Markus ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Corals; Mass spawning; Permeable sediments; Recycling; Sedimentary oxygen consumption; SOC

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CORAL REEF; GAMETE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEDIMENT; SPAWNING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA CERVICORNIS; ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ANTHOZOA; MILLEPORA;

EID: 2542428717     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps271159     Document Type: Article

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