WAMSI Node 3.5 - Biological oceanography - Particulate Organic Matter

Nutrients Hard coral cover and composition

Four separate field experiments of ~3 to 6 wk duration were conducted in both May and November 2007 and 2008. During each experiment, Eulerian water column sampling was regularly conducted at 6 fixed stations. At each sampling location, 2 replicate 20 litre surface water samples were taken and filtered within 2 hours for chlorophyll a and particulate nutrient concentrations.

These measurements were used to determine phytoplankton uptake rates and supply within Ningaloo Reef

Data and resources

Wyatt ASJ, Lowe RJ, Humphries S, Waite AM (2010) Particulate nutrient fluxes over a fringing coral reef: relevant scales of phytoplankton production and mechanisms of supply. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 405:113-130

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Date (creation)	2011-04-07
Status	onGoing
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Last updated	2026-11-05
Created	2026-11-05
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