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Low community photosynthetic quotient in coral reef sediments.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18722986     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fluxes of dissolved inorganic carbon and oxygen at the water-sediment interface were measured at eight coral reef stations (Indian Ocean) in summer and winter. The dark fluxes provided the community respiratory quotient (CRQ = dissolved inorganic carbon release / oxygen uptake) and the diurnal fluxes corrected from the dark fluxes gave the community photosynthetic quotient (CPQ = oxygen gross release / dissolved inorganic carbon gross uptake). The CRQ and the winter CPQ were not significantly different from 1. Summer CPQ (0.79; SD 0.02) was significantly lower than 1 due to the combined effect of the daily evolution of the community respiration and the discrepancy between the daily evolution in community oxygen respiration and community carbon respiration. These results highlight the importance of measuring simultaneously the benthic community production and respiration for long term integrated data sets, instead of the traditional daily or seasonal budget calculations from limited measures of community respiration.
Authors:
Dorothée Taddei; Pascale Cuet; Patrick Frouin; Clémentine Esbelin; Jacques Clavier
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Comptes rendus biologies     Volume:  331     ISSN:  1631-0691     ISO Abbreviation:  C. R. Biol.     Publication Date:  2008 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-08-25     Completed Date:  2008-10-31     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101140040     Medline TA:  C R Biol     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  668-77     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
ECOMAR, Université de la Réunion, avenue René-Cassin, 97715 Saint-Denis de la Réunion, France. taddei@univ-reunion.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anaerobiosis
Animals
Anthozoa / metabolism*
Chlorophyll / metabolism
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Environment
Geologic Sediments / analysis*
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Kinetics
Oxygen / analysis
Oxygen Consumption
Photosynthesis / physiology*
Seasons
Seawater / analysis
Temperature
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
1406-65-1/Chlorophyll; 479-61-8/chlorophyll a; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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