Carbon Cycling in the Nansha Coral Reef Ecosystem

4 Carbon Cycling in the Nansha Coral Reef Ecosystem 

Carbon cycling research is one of the key issues in research into the coral reef ecosystem, which relates to the sustainable development of the reef s ecosystem (Song et ah, 2008). 

1 Carbon in Settling Particulcirs of the Coral Reef Ecosystem 

TC total carbon Corg organic carbon IC inorganic carbon  

PTC total carbon in the suspended particles POC organic carbon in the suspended particles i PTC- release of total carbon in the suspended particles i poc- releeise of organic carbon in the suspended particles 

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