Phosphate bound to calcareous sediments hampers skeletal development of juvenile coral

Phosphate bound to calcareous sediments hampers skeletal development of juvenile coral

To test the hypothesis that terrestrial runoff affects the functions of calcareous sediments in coral reefs and hampers the development of corals, we analysed calcareous sediments with different levels of bound phosphate, collected from reef areas of Okinawajima, Japan. We confirmed that phosphate b...

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Main Authors: Mariko Iijima, Jun Yasumoto, Akira Iguchi, Kiyomi Koiso, Sayaka Ushigome, Natsuki Nakajima, Yuko Kunieda, Takashi Nakamura, Kazuhiko Sakai, Mina Yasumoto-Hirose, Kanami Mori-Yasumoto, Nanami Mizusawa, Haruna Amano, Atsushi Suzuki, Mitsuru Jimbo, Shugo Watabe, Ko Yasumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-03-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
coral reefs
calcareous sediments
skeletal development
terrestrial runoff
phosphate contamination
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.201214

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