Table 4.3.
Total number (N), biomass (B) and production (P) of bacteria in reef soft-bottom sediments
Location
Method a
N, 10 9
g-l
B, mgCg- 1
P, gCm- 2
day-l
Reference
Kaneohe bay, Hawaii
mic
0.9-4.9
0.13-0.44
12-40
Sorokin (1978b)
atp
0.66-1.90
325-1670
Burns et al. (1984)
Lizard
I., GBR
mur
0.072-0.145
40-92
Moriarty et al. (1985)
Fringing reefs, central Vietnam
mic
0.9-11.3
0.14-1.46
20-120
Original data
Majuro atoll, Marshall
mic
0.8-3.5
0.04-0.36
5-35
Sorokin (1978b)
Enivetok atoll, Marshalls
atp
0.5-5.0
0.1-1.0
Wiebe (1978)
Fanning atoll, Lain
mic
1.84
0.84
23
Original data
mur
0.03-0.04
Moriarty (1982)
Atoll Sinton, South China Sea (coral sand)
mic
0.12-0.67
0.011-0.07
Original data
Same (detrital sediment)
mic
10.4
1.60
Original data
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Designations of methods employed for biomas estimations: mic - direct microscopy on stained slides or membrane filters; efm - epifluorescence
microscopy; mur - via measurements of muramic acid; atp - ATP method.
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