Role of a coral reef ecosystem in the biological fixation of CO sub(2)

Biological studies were carried out in Bora Bay, Miyako Island, near Okinawa Japan, with the object to understand the structure and physiology of a coral reef ecosystem, with especial emphasis on the carbon cycle and CO sub(2) fixation. Food web of the coral reef ecosystem at Bora Bay shows some rem...

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Published in:Energy conversion and management 1995-01, Vol.36 (6-9), p.775-778
Main Authors: Casareto, Beatriz, Yoshida, Katsumi, Suzuki, Yoshimi, Hiraga, Tetsuo, Okabayasi, Tetsuo
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Language:English
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Summary:Biological studies were carried out in Bora Bay, Miyako Island, near Okinawa Japan, with the object to understand the structure and physiology of a coral reef ecosystem, with especial emphasis on the carbon cycle and CO sub(2) fixation. Food web of the coral reef ecosystem at Bora Bay shows some remarkable patterns with cyanobacteria, epiphytic microalgae, sea weed and zooxanthellae as primary producers rather than phytoplankton. The importance of the microbial loop as an organic source and the rapid decomposition and recycling rates is another pattern to be considered.
ISSN:0196-8904