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PT J
TI Seabirds supply nitrogen to reefbuilding corals on remote Pacific islets
BT 
AF LORRAIN, Anne
   HOULBREQUE, Fanny
   BENZONI, Francesca
   BARJON, Lucie
   TREMBLAY-BOYER, Laura
   MENKES, Christophe
   GILLIKIN, David P.
   PAYRI, Claude
   JOURDAN, Herve
   BOUSSARIE, Germain
   VERHEYDEN, Anouk
   VIDAL, Eric
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C1 IFREMER, IRD, CNRS, LEMAR UMR UBO 6539, Noumea 98848, New Caledonia.
   IRD, ENTROPIE UMR9220, Lab Excellence CORAIL, Noumea 98848, New Caledonia.
   Univ Milano Bicocca, Dept Biotechnol & Biosci, Piazza Sci 2, I-20126 Milan, Italy.
   Pacific Community, Ocean Fisheries Programme, BP D5, Noumea 98848, New Caledonia.
   Univ Paris 06, Sorbonne Univ, UPMC, IRD,CNRS,MNHN,LOCEAN UMR 7159, BP A5, Noumea 98848, New Caledonia.
   Union Coll, Dept Geol, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308 USA.
   Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, Inst Mediterraneen Biodiversite & Ecol Marine & C, CNRS,IRD,Ctr IRD Noumea, BP A5, Noumea 98848, New Caledonia.
C2 IRD, FRANCE
   IRD, FRANCE
   UNIV MILANO BICOCCA, ITALY
   PACIFIC COMMUNITY, FRANCE
   UNIV PARIS 06, FRANCE
   UNION COLL, USA
   UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE
UM LEMAR
IN DOAJ
IF 4.122
TC 49
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00391/50239/50878.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00391/50239/50879.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR CHEST
BO Alis
AB Seabirds concentrate nutrients from large marine areas on their nesting islands playing an important ecological role in nutrient transfer between marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Here we investigate the role of guano on corals reefs across scales by analyzing the stable nitrogen isotopic (delta N-15) values of the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis on fringing reefs around two Pacific remote islets with large seabird colonies. Marine stations closest to the seabird colonies had higher nitrate + nitrite concentrations compared to more distant stations. Coral and zooxanthellae delta N-15 values were also higher at these sites, suggesting that guano-derived nitrogen is assimilated into corals and contributes to their nitrogen requirements. The spatial extent of guano influence was however restricted to a local scale. Our results demonstrate that seabird-derived nutrients not only spread across the terrestrial ecosystem, but also affect components of the adjacent marine ecosystem. Further studies are now needed to assess if this nutrient input has a positive or negative effect for corals. Such studies on remote islets also open fresh perspectives to understand how nutrients affect coral reefs isolated from other anthropogenic stressors. 
PY 2017
PD JUL
SO Scientific Reports
SN 2045-2322
PU Nature Publishing Group
VL 7
IS 3721
UT 000403413700083
BP 1
EP 11
DI 10.1038/s41598-017-03781-y
ID 50239
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