Cyanobacteria occupy an extraordinarily diverse array of ecological niches in coral reefs because they play multifaceted roles, including primary carbon and nitrogen fixation, calcification, nutrient cycling, and oxygen production, as well as coral reef degradation through skeletal biocorrosion and polymicrobial diseases. In this study, cyanobacterial diversity in sediment, water, and coral tissues were explored in relation to...

Bestiolina amoyensis distributes in subtropical inshore waters across the Pacific Ocean, with a relatively long reproductive lifespan and high intrinsic population increase rate compared with other small paracalanid species, which makes it a good candidate to develop culture techniques for hatchery larval rearing. However, the reproductive biology of this subtropical broadcast spawning species is still largely unknown. The pre...

Photosynthetically produced dissolved organic carbon (PDOC) released by marine phytoplankton has an important significance on the marine carbon cycle and on the growth of heterotopic bacteria (HB). However, PDOC is often neglected in the estimation of global marine primary productivity and carbon sequestration capacity. This work studied the issue of PDOC and its environmental regulation mechanism through field investigation a...

The paracalanid copepod, Bestiolina amoyensis , is a widely distributed species occurring in subtropical inshore waters across the Pacific Ocean. Its small size, herbivorous feeding habit, and high adaptability make the species one of the most promising candidates as potential live feed for hatchery larval rearing. This study investigated effects of different feeding density of microalgae Isochrysis spp. (1 × 10 5 , 2 × 10 5 ,...