Suspended mucus “flocs” were sampled selectively at Hawaii and Eniwetok and analyzed for particulate carbon and nitrogen. Visible mucus flocs contain significant quantities of organic matter compared to microscopic suspended particle concentrations in the surrounding water. C:N ratios suggest that suspended mucus “flocs” are enriched with nitrogen compared to more recently secreted coral mucus or microscopic particulate organic matter.
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