Coral mucus as an efficient trap for picoplanktonic cyanobacteria: : implications for pelagic–benthic coupling in the reef ecosystem

ABSTRACT: Although the planktonic community of coral reefs is dominated by picoplankton (e.g. the cyanobacteriumSynechococcus), it was long believed to play only a marginal role in pelagic–benthic coupling, as its minute size (0.2 to 2.0 μm) and negligible sinking rate render it largely unavailable...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine Ecology Progress Series. - Inter-Research, 1979. - 385(2009) vom: Juni, Seite 65-76
1. Verfasser:	Naumann, Malik S. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Richter, Claudio, el-Zibdah, Mohammad, Wild, Christian
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Marine Ecology Progress Series
Schlagworte:	Coral mucus Picoplankton Aggregates Synechococcus Pelagic–benthic coupling Red Sea Biological sciences Physical sciences Philosophy