The carbon and nitrogen budget of Desmophyllum dianthus—a voracious cold-water coral thriving in an acidified Patagonian fjord

In the North Patagonian fjord region, the cold-water coral (CWC) Desmophyllum dianthus occurs in high densities, in spite of low pH and aragonite saturation. If and how these conditions affect the energy demand of the corals is so far unknown. In a laboratory experiment, we investigated the carbon a...

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Main Authors: Sandra R. Maier, Carin Jantzen, Jürgen Laudien, Verena Häussermann, Günter Försterra, Astrid Cornils, Jutta Niggemann, Thorsten Dittmar, Claudio Richter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12609.pdf