The effect of water exchange on bacterioplankton depletion and inorganic nutrient dynamics in coral reef cavities

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-36

  Van Duyl, F C ^a   Scheffers, S R ^a,b   Thomas, F I M ^c   Driscoll, M ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b CARMABI   (Netherlands Antilles)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterioplankton removal; Coral cavity; Cryptic biota; DOC; Nutrient regeneration; Water exchange coefficient

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; CORAL REEF; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; WATER EXCHANGE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CURACAO; LESSER ANTILLES; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33644620140     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0066-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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