@article{fdi:010068211,
  title = {{D}iazotrophs : a non-negligible source of nitrogen for the tropical coral {S}tylophora pistillata},
  author = {{B}enavides, {M}. and {H}oulbr{\`e}que, {F}anny and {C}amps, {M}. and {L}orrain, {A}nne and {G}rosso, {O}. and {B}onnet, {S}ophie},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}orals aremixotrophs: they are able to fix inorganic carbon through the activity of their symbiotic dinoflagellates and to gain nitrogen from predation on plankton and uptake of dissolved organic and inorganic nutrients. {T}hey also live in close association with diverse diazotrophic communities, inhabiting their skeleton, tissue and mucus layer, which are able to fix dinitrogen ({N}-2). {T}he quantity of fixed {N}-2 transferred to the corals and its distribution within coral compartments as well as the quantity of nitrogen assimilated through the ingestion of planktonic diazotrophs are still unknown. {H}ere, we quantified nitrogen assimilation via (i) {N}-2 fixation by symbiont diazotrophs, (ii) ingestion of cultured unicellular diazotrophs and (iii) ingestion of natural planktonic diazotrophs. {W}e estimate that the ingestion of diazotrophs provides 0.76 {A}lpha +/- 0.15 mu g {N} cm(-2) h(-1), suggesting that diazotrophs represent a non-negligible source of nitrogen for scleractinian corals.},
  keywords = {{S}cleractinian corals ; {H}eterotrophic nutrition ; {C}yanothece ; {N}-2 fixation ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}xperimental {B}iology},
  volume = {219},
  numero = {17},
  pages = {2608--2612},
  ISSN = {0022-0949},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1242/jeb.139451},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068211},
}