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How to evaluate the carbon cycle in coral-reef ecosystems. Sangosho ni okeru sanso junkan kenkyu no kadai

Abstract

This paper describes problems concerning carbon balance and nutrient salt in coral reefs. Coral reefs fix CO2 in two forms of organic matters and calcium carbonates. It is reported that 10% of organic matters fixed by photosynthesis may either be buried in deposits on coral reefs or flow out into open seas. Quantification of the carbon balance in coral reefs has a problem of handling organic matters in calcium carbonate skeletons as products, and a problem related to evaluation of organic matters flown out from ecological systems. Corals provide, through building foundations at shallow depths, living organisms carrying out photosynthesis with locations abundant in quantity of light. Coral reefs are thought to accumulate nutrients in their skeletons or in the foundations for deposits. They would hold nitrogen in them through nitrogen fixation, and maintain phosphor production at high levels by retaining nitrogen-to-phosphor ratio which is relatively lower than in other ecological systems. Coral reefs provide foundations to transparent sea water with extremely small amount of phytoplankton, and favorable environment for large-size animals and algae. 21 refs., 2 figs.
Authors:
Yamamuro, M [1] 
  1. Geological Survey of Japan, Tsukuba (Japan)
Publication Date:
May 01, 1993
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
NEDO-93-930301; EDB-93-148870
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Chishitsu Nyusu; (Japan); Journal Volume: 465
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 42 ENGINEERING; CARBON; MATERIAL BALANCE; CORALS; REEFS; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTS; ALGAE; CALCIUM CARBONATES; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTON; SEAWATER; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; ELEMENTS; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INVERTEBRATES; MATTER; NONMETALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLANTS; SYNTHESIS; WATER; 290301* - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment, Health, & Safety- Regional & Global Environmental Aspects- (1992-); 423000 - Engineering- Marine Engineering- (1980-)
OSTI ID:
5969870
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0009-4854; CODEN: CHNYB7
Submitting Site:
NEDO
Size:
Pages: 52-56
Announcement Date:
Dec 01, 1993

Citation Formats

Yamamuro, M. How to evaluate the carbon cycle in coral-reef ecosystems. Sangosho ni okeru sanso junkan kenkyu no kadai. Japan: N. p., 1993. Web.
Yamamuro, M. How to evaluate the carbon cycle in coral-reef ecosystems. Sangosho ni okeru sanso junkan kenkyu no kadai. Japan.
Yamamuro, M. 1993. "How to evaluate the carbon cycle in coral-reef ecosystems. Sangosho ni okeru sanso junkan kenkyu no kadai." Japan.
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abstractNote = {This paper describes problems concerning carbon balance and nutrient salt in coral reefs. Coral reefs fix CO2 in two forms of organic matters and calcium carbonates. It is reported that 10% of organic matters fixed by photosynthesis may either be buried in deposits on coral reefs or flow out into open seas. Quantification of the carbon balance in coral reefs has a problem of handling organic matters in calcium carbonate skeletons as products, and a problem related to evaluation of organic matters flown out from ecological systems. Corals provide, through building foundations at shallow depths, living organisms carrying out photosynthesis with locations abundant in quantity of light. Coral reefs are thought to accumulate nutrients in their skeletons or in the foundations for deposits. They would hold nitrogen in them through nitrogen fixation, and maintain phosphor production at high levels by retaining nitrogen-to-phosphor ratio which is relatively lower than in other ecological systems. Coral reefs provide foundations to transparent sea water with extremely small amount of phytoplankton, and favorable environment for large-size animals and algae. 21 refs., 2 figs.}
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