Spatial patterns of aerobic and anaerobic mineralization rates and oxygen penetration dynamics in coral reef sediments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 309, Issue , 2006, Pages 93-105

  Werner, Ursula ^a   Bird, Paul ^b   Wild, Christian ^a   Ferdelman, Timothy ^a   Polerecky, Lubos ^a   Eickert, Gabriele ^a   Jonstone, Ron ^b   Hoegh Guldberg, Ove ^b   De Beer, Dirk ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; In situ measurements; Microsensors; Oxygen consumption; Permeable sands; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POREWATER; SEDIMENT;

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

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33645819612     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps309093     Document Type: Article

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