... that the ingestion of diazotrophs provides 0.76±0.15 µg N cm −2 h −1 , suggesting that diazotrophs represent a non-negligible source of nitrogen for scleractinian corals. * These authors contributed equally to this work ‡ Authors for correspondence ( [email protected] ; [email protected]...

... of reefs are likely to affect the fluxes of organic matter between reefs and the open ocean. Energy balance Heterotrophic feeding Lipid stores Stable isotope analyses Photosynthesis Scleractinian corals Nutritional symbioses promote efficient recycling of nutrients in terrestrial...

... scleractinian corals Stylophora pistillata calcification Ca 2+ transport Ca 2+ channel kinetic analyses carbonic anhydrase Biocalcification is one of the most important biological process in the living world. Although an impressive amount of information has been produced in the last few years...