Evaluation of spatial correlation between nutrient exchange rates and benthic biota in a reef-flat ecosystem by GIS-assisted flow-tracking

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 643-659

  Miyajima, Toshihiro ^a   Tanaka, Yoshiyuki ^a   Koike, Isao ^a   Yamano, Hiroya ^a,b   Kayanne, Hajime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benthic macrophytes; Coralreef; Geographic Information System (GIS); Nitrate; Nutrient flux; Phosphate; Silicate

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; GIS; GPS; NITRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHATE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANTHOZOA; HELIOPORA;

EID: 34547582681     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0057-y     Document Type: Article

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