Factors influencing microbial mat composition, distribution and dinitrogen fixation in three western Indian Ocean coral reefs

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-66

  Charpy, Loïc ^a   Palinska, Katarzyna A ^b   Abed, Raeid M M ^c   Langlade, Marie José ^a   Golubic, Stjepko ^d  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

benthic microflora; coral reefs; cyanobacteria; eutrophication; Indian Ocean; nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHICATION; MICROBIAL MAT; NITROGEN FIXATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST);

ALGAE; ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; ANTHOZOA; CYANOBACTERIA; HYDROCOLEUM; HYDROCOLEUM COCCINEUM; LEPTOLYNGBYA; LYNGBYA; LYNGBYA MAJUSCULA;

EID: 84858330581     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2011.653652     Document Type: Article

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