Coral mucus as an efficient trap for picoplanktonic cyanobacteria: implications for pelagic-benthic coupling in the reef ecosystem

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 385, Issue , 2009, Pages 65-76

  Naumann, Malik S ^a   Richter, Claudio ^b   El Zibdah, Mohammad ^c   Wild, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Coral mucus; Pelagic benthic coupling; Picoplankton; Red Sea; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; DOMINANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER FEEDING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOCOSM; MUCUS; PICOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGIA; SCLERACTINIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 6301;

EID: 67650550670     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08073     Document Type: Article

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