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Marine plants in a coral reef ecosystem
被引:7
作者:
Titlyanov, E. A.
[1
]
Titlyanova, T. V.
[1
]
机构:
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Zhirmunsky Inst Marine Biol, Far E Branch, Vladivostok 690059, Russia
关键词:
coral reefs;
marine plants;
seaweeds;
seagrasses;
primary production;
nitrogen fixation;
food chain;
ecosystem role;
PATTERNS;
ASSEMBLAGES;
HERBIVORY;
NITROGEN;
CYANOBACTERIA;
MACROALGAE;
PHOSPHORUS;
FIXATION;
DYNAMICS;
BIOMASS;
D O I:
10.1134/S1063074012030133
中图分类号:
Q17 [水生生物学];
学科分类号:
071004 ;
摘要:
Based on a review of the literature and our own data, marine plants are shown to play an important role in the formation and sustaining of coral reefs, which are one of coastal tropical ecosystems of the World Ocean. The important ecosystem roles of marine plants include primary production and recycling of organic matter, the construction of the hard base of a coral reef, the fixation of dissolved molecular nitrogen in sea-water, the formation of an initial link in the food chain, the provision of a habitat for marine animals, and the protection of the reef against destructive wave action.
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页码:201 / 210
页数:10
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