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| Pupier, Chloe A.; Bednarz, Vanessa N.; Grover, Renaud; Fine, Maoz; Maguer, Jean-francois; Ferrier-pages, Christine. |
| Corals are associated with dinitrogen (N-2)-fixing bacteria that potentially represent an additional nitrogen (N) source for the coral holobiont in oligotrophic reef environments. Nevertheless, the few studies investigating the assimilation of diazotrophically derived nitrogen (DDN) by tropical corals are limited to a single scleractinian species (i.e., Stylophora pistillata). The present study quantified DDN assimilation rates in four scleractinian and three soft coral species from the shallow waters of the oligotrophic Northern Red Sea using the N-15(2) tracer technique. All scleractinian species significantly stimulated N, fixation in the coral-surrounding seawater (and mucus) and assimilated DDN into their tissue. Interestingly, N-2 fixation was not... |
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Palavras-chave: Dinitrogen fixation; Diazotrophs; Scleractinian corals; Soft corals; Red Sea. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00512/62370/66644.pdf |
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