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Porewater in coral heads: Evidence for nutrient regeneration 1
Author(s) -
Risk Michael J.,
Muller Hans R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1983.28.5.1004
Subject(s) - nutrient , coral , environmental chemistry , respiration , phosphorus , chemistry , ecology , biology , botany , organic chemistry
Porewater from live coral heads was extracted by centrifugation and analyzed for pH, O 2 , and nutrients. Decreased pH and O 2 concentrations and elevated nutrient concentrations are evidence for possible microbial regeneration. The stoichiometry fits a respiration model.