کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6360504 1315655 2012 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Phosphorus and nitrogen effects on microbial euendolithic communities and their bioerosion rates
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات اقیانوس شناسی
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Phosphorus and nitrogen effects on microbial euendolithic communities and their bioerosion rates
چکیده انگلیسی

Cages and fertilizers were used at Glover's Atoll, Belize to test the relative importance of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to microbial euendolithic communities (bacteria, algae and fungi) and their bioerosion rates of Strombus gigas shells after 56-days of exposure. By the end of the experiment, the abundance of green algae was higher than cyanobacteria and fungi in N and N + P treatments, although green algae did not increase proportionally with increasing N concentrations, suggesting that green algae were co-limited by P and N. In contrast, cyanobacteria abundance increased with increasing P concentration, suggesting that cyanobacteria were P-limited. Fungi were not significantly affected by the addition of nutrients. Microbioerosion rates in the N and N + P treatments were 2-times greater than rates in the P treatment and 15-times greater than the control treatment. Results demonstrate that increased nutrient concentrations on coral reefs may increase microbioerosion rates, and variations in nutrient ratios can modify microborers community composition.

► We studied the effects of phosphorus and nitrogen on reef microboring communities. ► The addition of nitrogen alone and nitrogen and phosphorus favored green algae. ► The addition of phosphorus alone favored cyanobacteria. ► Elevated nutrients increased microbioerosion rates above control levels. ► High nutrients on coral reefs may increase microbioerosion rates of reef framework.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin - Volume 64, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 602-613
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