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Observations on particulate and dissolved organic matter in coral reef areas
Author(s) -
Marshall Nelson,
Durbin Ann G.,
Gerber Ray,
Telek Gregory
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19750600304
Subject(s) - particulates , particulate organic carbon , atoll , dissolved organic carbon , reef , coral reef , organic matter , coral , environmental science , phytoplankton , oceanography , environmental chemistry , ecology , chemistry , geology , nutrient , biology
Data are presented on the particulate and dissolved organic carbon at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific and of particulate organic carbon at South Caicos in the Caribbean. Some data from other locales are included for comparison. Proportionate increases are greater for the particulate matter released from off reefs than for the dissolved; in fact, the net flux of dissolved matter is sometimes negative. Particulate matter, in this case of the size and kinds retained on micro‐filters, is dominated by fragments and amorphous material of mixed origins. Phytoplankton is sparse in such environments.