In situ release of coral mucus by Acropora and its influence on the heterotrophic bacteria

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 815-823

  Nakajima, Ryota ^a   Yoshida, Teruaki ^b   Azman, Bin Abdul Rahim ^b   Zaleha, Kassim ^c   Othman, Bin Haji Ross ^b   Toda, Tatsuki ^a  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acropora formosa; Acropora nobilis; Degradation; DOC; Nutrients; POC

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUCUS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEAWATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA FORMOSA; ACROPORA NOBILIS; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 72149134672     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-008-9210-y     Document Type: Article

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