Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean. doi:10.1038/srep31768 Ezzat, L. et al. Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean. Sci. Rep. 6, 31768; doi: 10.1038/srep31768 (2016). Creative Commons Licensed. This is one of the best articles I’ve posted!!! Some selected quotes…. Furthermore, […]
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Phosphate Excretion by Anemonefish and Uptake by Giant Sea Anemones: Demand Outstrips Supply
Phosphate Excretion by Anemonefish and Uptake by Giant Sea Anemones: Demand Outstrips Supply Authors: Godinot, C.; Chadwick, N. E. Source: Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 85, Number 1, July 2009, pp. 1-9(9) Publisher: University of Miami – Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (Also on ResearchGate: Phosphate excretion by anemonefish and uptake by giant sea […]
The in situ light microenvironment of corals
Article Title: The in situ light microenvironment of corals Authors: Daniel Wangpraseurt, Lubos Polerecky, Anthony W.D. Larkum, Peter J. Ralph, Daniel A. Nielsen, Mathieu Pernice, Michael Kühl Journal: Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 59, Issue 3, May 2014, Pages 917–926 DOI: 10.4319/lo.2014.59.3.0917 PDF Link. I don’t understand the choice of words “Scalar irradiance”, but the meaning in […]
Fish foraging behavior changes plankton-nutrient relations in laboratory microcosms
Fish foraging behavior changesplankton-nutrient relations in laboratory microcosms NOVALES-FLAMARIQUE, I., S. GRIESBACH, M. PARENT, A. CATTANEO, AND R. H. PETERS, Limnol. Oceanogr., 38(2), 1993, 290-298 Full article (PDF): http://aslo.net/lo/toc/vol_38/issue_2/0290.pdf To demonstrate that the effects of higher trophic elements on plankton in laboratory aquaria are not simple top-down or bottom-up processes, we measured phosphorus and chlorophyll concentrations […]
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