Table 3.1.
Parameters of biomass and activity of bacterioplankton in waters over Pacific reefs; designations: N - total number of bacteria,
10 6
ml- l
;
Bb - microbial biomass mgCm- 3
;
P - production (mgCm- 3
day-I), and M - respiration (llg021-lday-l) of bacterioplankton; Rb
- its food ration, and Pb - primary phytoplankton production, both in mg C m- 3
day-I. Data on Lizard I.
by Moriarty et al. (1985b), on One
Tree I.
by Linley and Kopp (1986) rest by Sorokin (1971a, 1973, 1978b)
Reef
Abundance
of
N
B
Pb
Pb/B
M
Rb/Pp
living corals
Fringing reef off Lizard I.
High
1-2.5
15-40
28-58
1.5-2.8
160-330
(GBR)
Tarawa atoll, Gilberts
High
0.89-1.36
49-110
14-42
0.2-0.4
80-240
1.8-2.5
Majuro atoll, Marshalls
High
0.69-2.60
14-78
10-36
0.2-0.7
60-200
1.5-19.0
Barrier reef off BiIi-Bili I.,
High
1.39-3.32
53-123
14-30
0.2-0.3
80-180
5.6-24.5
New Guinea
Butaritari atoll, Gilberts
High
1.97-2.83
79-170
24-41
0.2-0.4
130-230
3.4-4.4
Ring reef, Heron I.
GBR
High
1.26-1.78
40-72
25-38
0.5-0.6
140-215
2.1-11.0
Ring reef, One Tree GBR
High
0.12-1.30
2-32
1-147 (av. 14.6)
1.4-4
6-800
Saint Andrew reef,
Average
0.37-0.74
11-21
7-14
0.6-0.7
40-80
6.2-7.6
Admiralty I.
Ninigo atoll, Admiralty I.
Average
0.29-0.62
13-32
7-21
0.5-0.7
40-120
3.0-7.0
Funafuti stoll, Ellis I.
Average"
0.22-0.45
8-18
2-6
0.3-0.6
14-37
3.1-5.0
Ngelelevu atoll, Lau I.
Weak, many
0.16-0.41
6-22
3-9
0.4-0.6
18-50
3.3-17.0
dead corals
Fringing reef off Paama I.,
Weak algal
0.08-0.32
2-7
1-5
0.3-0.6
5-25
0.9-4.3
New Hebrides
reefs
Acting volcano Lopevi I.,
Weak b
0.11-0.14
2-3
1-5
0.5-0.8
10-12
0.5-0.9
New Hebrides
Open ocean, trade winds
0.05-0.1
1-2
1-3
1.0-1.5
5-20
0.5-2.0
area
a
Reef was destroyed by cyclone.
b Rear corals directly colonizing the lava slopes, reef is absent.
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Parameters of biomass and activity of bacterioplankton in waters over Pacific reefs; designations: N - total number of bacteria,
10 6
ml- l
;
Bb - microbial biomass mgCm- 3
;
P - production (mgCm- 3
day-I), and M - respiration (llg021-lday-l) of bacterioplankton; Rb
- its food ration, and Pb - primary phytoplankton production, both in mg C m- 3
day-I. Data on Lizard I.
by Moriarty et al. (1985b), on One
Tree I.
by Linley and Kopp (1986) rest by Sorokin (1971a, 1973, 1978b)
Reef
Abundance
of
N
B
Pb
Pb/B
M
Rb/Pp
living corals
Fringing reef off Lizard I.
High
1-2.5
15-40
28-58
1.5-2.8
160-330
(GBR)
Tarawa atoll, Gilberts
High
0.89-1.36
49-110
14-42
0.2-0.4
80-240
1.8-2.5
Majuro atoll, Marshalls
High
0.69-2.60
14-78
10-36
0.2-0.7
60-200
1.5-19.0
Barrier reef off BiIi-Bili I.,
High
1.39-3.32
53-123
14-30
0.2-0.3
80-180
5.6-24.5
New Guinea
Butaritari atoll, Gilberts
High
1.97-2.83
79-170
24-41
0.2-0.4
130-230
3.4-4.4
Ring reef, Heron I.
GBR
High
1.26-1.78
40-72
25-38
0.5-0.6
140-215
2.1-11.0
Ring reef, One Tree GBR
High
0.12-1.30
2-32
1-147 (av. 14.6)
1.4-4
6-800
Saint Andrew reef,
Average
0.37-0.74
11-21
7-14
0.6-0.7
40-80
6.2-7.6
Admiralty I.
Ninigo atoll, Admiralty I.
Average
0.29-0.62
13-32
7-21
0.5-0.7
40-120
3.0-7.0
Funafuti stoll, Ellis I.
Average"
0.22-0.45
8-18
2-6
0.3-0.6
14-37
3.1-5.0
Ngelelevu atoll, Lau I.
Weak, many
0.16-0.41
6-22
3-9
0.4-0.6
18-50
3.3-17.0
dead corals
Fringing reef off Paama I.,
Weak algal
0.08-0.32
2-7
1-5
0.3-0.6
5-25
0.9-4.3
New Hebrides
reefs
Acting volcano Lopevi I.,
Weak b
0.11-0.14
2-3
1-5
0.5-0.8
10-12
0.5-0.9
New Hebrides
Open ocean, trade winds
0.05-0.1
1-2
1-3
1.0-1.5
5-20
0.5-2.0
area
a
Reef was destroyed by cyclone.
b Rear corals directly colonizing the lava slopes, reef is absent.
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