Trophic dynamics of scleractinian corals: stable isotope evidence Pascale Tremblay, Jean François Maguer, Renaud Grover, Christine Ferrier-Pagès The Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 1223-1234; doi: 10.1242/jeb.115303 Many interesting points and observations about nutrient usage in this one, but going with this quote: …heterotrophy is an important process for the acquisition of nutrients, especially nitrogen, and the build up of the coral biomass, […]
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Bacterivory in algae: A survival strategy during nutrient limitation
Article Link: Bacterivory in algae: A survival strategy during nutrient limitation Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Table of Contents, Vol. 38 (2), 1993 NYGAARD, KARI, AND AUGUST TOBIESEN “Bacterivory in algae: A survival strategy during nutrient limitation” p.273-279 PDF Link Bacteria have a high P content even when phosphate is limited (Andersen […]
Function of Funnel-Shaped Coral Growth in a High-Sedimentation Environment
Function of Funnel-Shaped Coral Growth in a High-Sedimentation Environment Bernhard Riegl, Carlton Heine, and George M. Branch. 1996. Function of Funnel-Shaped Coral Growth in a High-Sedimentation Environment .Marine Ecology Progress Series : 87 -93. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/336. “Current speeds between 30 and 90 cm s-1 were enough to clean the funnels of 3 experimental grain sizes (coarse, […]
High phosphate uptake requirements of the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata
High phosphate uptake requirements of the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata Claire Godinot, Renaud Grover, Denis Allemand, Christine Ferrier-Pagès The Journal of Experimental Biology 2011 214: 2749-2754; doi: 10.1242/jeb.054239 http://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/16/2749 Also poorly understood in the nutrient balance is phosphate’s role. This sheds light on why zero is not the goal. Addition of ammonium or nitrate (up to 6.0 μmol l–1) did not enhance saturated phosphate […]
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