by Stratos It has become a phenomenon of increasing frequency in the reefing hobby today to have “too clean” of a tank. Zero nitrates, and sometimes even zero phosphates are found behind more and more tank issues. Either can be quite problematic for the tank. With the ever popular “ULNS” systems and all methods of carbon […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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