Abstract: Algae-derived dissolved organic matter has been hypothesized to induce mortality of reef building corals. One proposed killing mechanism is a zone of hypoxia created by rapidly growing microbes. To investigate this hypothesis, biological oxygen demand (BOD) optodes were used to quantify the change in oxygen concentrations of microbial...
Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis of Coral Reef Associated Microbial Communities Exposed to Algae Exudates
