Organic and inorganic carbon production by algal symbiont-bearing foraminifera on northwest Pacific coral-reef flats

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-126

  Fujita, Kazuhiko ^a   Fujimura, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CALCIFICATION; CORAL REEF; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENDOSYMBIONT; INORGANIC CARBON; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOINHIBITION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACULOGYPSINA SPHAERULATA; CALCARINA GAUDICHAUDII; CALCARINIDAE; DINOPHYCEAE; FORAMINIFERA; MARGINOPORA KUDAKAJIMENSIS;

EID: 43149090322     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.38.2.117     Document Type: Article

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