Organic matter release by Red Sea coral reef organisms-Potential effects on microbial activity and in situ O2 availability

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 411, Issue , 2010, Pages 61-71

  Wild, Christian ^a   Niggl, Wolfgang ^a   Naumann, Malik S ^a   Haas, Andreas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic organisms; Coral reefs; Coral algae microbe interaction; In situ O2 availability; Organic matter release; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIODEGRADATION; CORAL REEF; DATA SET; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; JELLYFISH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN;

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; MILLEPORIDAE; SCLERACTINIA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 77955887036     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08653     Document Type: Article

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