Influence of coral and algal exudates on microbially mediated reef metabolism

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Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Haas, Andreas F ^a,b   Nelson, Craig E ^c   Rohwer, Forest ^a   Wegley Kelly, Linda ^a   Quistad, Steven D ^a   Carlson, Craig A ^c   Leichter, James J ^b   Hatay, Mark ^a   Smith, Jennifer E ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Central pacific; Coral; Metabolism; Microbe; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ALGAL EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BENTHIC FAUNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; MESOCOSM; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PLANT EXUDATE;

EID: 84885099006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.108     Document Type: Article

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