Nutrient enrichment can increase the susceptibility of reef corals to bleaching

Jörg Wiedenmann (), Cecilia D’Angelo, Edward G. Smith, Alan N. Hunt, François-Eric Legiret, Anthony D. Postle and Eric P. Achterberg
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Jörg Wiedenmann: National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton
Cecilia D’Angelo: National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton
Edward G. Smith: National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton
Alan N. Hunt: Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
François-Eric Legiret: National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton
Anthony D. Postle: Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
Eric P. Achterberg: National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 2, 160-164

Abstract: Increased dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) concentrations in sea water have been linked to a reduction of the temperature threshold at which corals bleach, however, the mechanism underlying this change is not known. This phenomenon is now explained in terms of increased phosphatase activities and imbalanced DIN supply resulting in phosphate starvation of algael symbionts.

Date: 2013
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