Seasonal coupling and de-coupling of net calcification rates from coral reef metabolism and carbonate chemistry at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Falter, James L ^a   Lowe, Ryan J ^a   Atkinson, Marlin J ^b   Cuet, Pascale ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE MINERALS;

AUSTRALIA; AVERAGE RATE; CLOUD COVER; CORAL REEF; DE-COUPLING; DIURNAL CHANGES; GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTION; LIGHT LEVEL; NITRATE UPTAKE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SATURATION STATE; SEASONAL CHANGES; SHALLOW REEFS; TOTAL NITROGEN; WATER TEMPERATURES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

REEFS;

ARAGONITE; CALCIFICATION; CORAL REEF; DISSOLVED MATTER; DIURNAL VARIATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; METABOLISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PH; REACTION RATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA; NINGALOO REEF; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84861302628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007268     Document Type: Article

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