First record of photosynthetic cyanobacterial symbionts from mesophotic temperate sponges

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 403-408

  Keesing, John K ^a   Usher, Kayley M ^a,b   Fromont, Jane ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

deep water; nutrient recycling; photosynthetic cyanobacteria; sponges; temperate

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; NEW RECORD; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPONGE; SYMBIONT;

AUSTRALIA;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 84860735035     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF11216     Document Type: Article

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