Alkaline phosphatase activity in an equatorial coral reef ecosystem unrelated to seasonal nutrient dynamics

• Main Authors: Nichols, Robert S., Moynihan, Molly A., Martin, Patrick
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography; Phosphorus Cycling; Nutrient Cycling
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170050
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Coral reef productivity depends on nutrient supply, mediated partly by enzymatic breakdown of organic matter. Alkaline phosphatases hydrolyse phosphomonoesters and are one of the key enzymes involved in marine phosphorus cycling. They are expressed by many marine organisms including planktonic micro...