Nutrient Fluxes Through Sponges. Biology, Budgets, and Ecological Implications

Advances in Marine Biology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-182

  Maldonado, Manuel ^a   Ribes, Marta ^b   van Duyl, Fleur C ^c  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Carbon metabolism; DOC uptake; Nitrogen balance; Nitrogen metabolism; Phosphorous balance; POM uptake; Silicate; Silicon balance; Silicon metabolism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BENTHOS; CARBON BALANCE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FEEDING; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPONGE;

CARBON; NITROGEN; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SEA; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ANIMALS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NITROGEN; OCEANS AND SEAS; PORIFERA; SEAWATER;

EID: 84861744883     PISSN: 00652881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394283-8.00003-5     Document Type: Chapter

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