The symbiosis between Lophelia pertusa and Eunice norvegica stimulates coral calcification and worm assimilation.

We investigated the interactions between the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa and its associated polychaete Eunice norvegica by quantifying carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) budgets of tissue assimilation, food partitioning, calcification and respiration using (13)C and (15)N enriched algae and zooplankt...

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Main Authors: Christina E Mueller, Tomas Lundälv, Jack J Middelburg, Dick van Oevelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3594175?pdf=render