@techreport{fdi:37943, title = {{P}reliminary results on production and calcification of coral reefs communities of {T}ikehau atoll}, author = {{C}harpy, {L}o{\¨ie}c and {H}armelin-{V}ivien, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he carbon and oxygen metabolism of some coral reef communities of {T}ikehau atoll were studied in {N}ovember 1989. {C}alcification, photosynth{\`e}se and respiration were measured during incubation experiments in transparent plastic bags. {O}ver 24 hours period, we observed a net calcification rate for the three studied communities. {H}owever, only #{H}alimeda$ community presented an excess production. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{RECIF} {CORALLIEN} ; {MESURE} ; {PHOTOSYNTHESE} ; {RESPIRATION} ; {ALGUE} ; {CALCIFICATION} ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {TIKEHAU} {ATOLL}}, address = {{T}ahiti}, publisher = {{ORSTOM}}, series = {{O}c{\'e}anographie.{N}otes et {D}ocuments}, pages = {1-20 multigr.}, year = {1992}, ISSN = {0755-3412}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:37943}, }