Effects of coral reef benthic primary producers on dissolved organic carbon and microbial activity.

Benthic primary producers in marine ecosystems may significantly alter biogeochemical cycling and microbial processes in their surrounding environment. To examine these interactions, we studied dissolved organic matter release by dominant benthic taxa and subsequent microbial remineralization in the...

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Main Authors: Andreas F Haas, Craig E Nelson, Linda Wegley Kelly, Craig A Carlson, Forest Rohwer, James J Leichter, Alex Wyatt, Jennifer E Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3220721?pdf=render