Biophysical and physiological causes of coral reef microbialization
Cynthia B. Silveira, Ty N. F. Roach, Helena Villela, Adam Barno, Brandon Reyes, Esther Rubio-Portillo, Tram Le, Spencer Mead, Mark Hatay, Antoni Luque, Linda Wegley-Kelly, Mark Vermeij, Barbara Bailey, Yui Takeshita, Andreas Haas, Forest Rohwer
The paper investigates how oxygen loss from fleshy macroalgae leads to microbialization of coral reefs by increasing DOC:O2 ratios, promoting bacterial biomass accumulation.
bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2018 · PreprintEcology