Bacterial decomposition of coral mucus as evaluated by long-term and quantitative observation

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 443-449

  Tanaka, Y ^a   Ogawa, H ^a   Miyajima, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Coral mucus; Coral reef; Mineralization; Refractory organic matter

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CORAL REEF; DECOMPOSITION; INVERTEBRATE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MINERALIZATION; MUCUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ACROPORA FORMOSA; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MONTIPORA DIGITATA;

EID: 79955912881     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0729-3     Document Type: Article

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