Predatory release has long been considered a potential contributor to population outbreaks
of crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS; Acanthaster spp.). This has initiated extensive searches …

Coral reefs are one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, with primary
production rates compared to that of rain forests. Benthic organisms release 10–50% of their …

Heterotrophic bacterioplankton are main consumers of dissolved organic matter (OM) in
aquatic ecosystems, including the sunlit upper layers of the ocean and freshwater bodies …

Is it possible to derive accurately Total Suspended Matter concentration or its proxy, turbidity,
from remote sensing data in tropical coastal lagoon waters? To investigate this question …

Positive relationships between heterotrophic bacteria and particulate phytoplankton
production (respectively, BP and PPP) have been reported for several areas, suggesting that …

Shrimp farming in New Caledonia typically uses a flow-through system with water exchange
rates as a tool to maintain optimum hydrological and biological parameters for the crop …

Microbial processes largely control the health and resilience of coral reef ecosystems, and
new technologies have led to an exciting wave of discovery regarding the mechanisms by …

Phytoplankton diversity, primary and bacterial production, nutrients and metallic
contaminants were measured during the wet season (July) and dry season (March) in the …

Coral reef lagoon benthic primary producers may control various processes important for
ecosystem functioning, predominately via the release of organic matter, but comparative …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) concentrations in a fringing coral reef were measured for
both carbon and nitrogen with the analytical technique of high-temperature catalytic …