Abstract
The role of organic matter cycling in increasing biological fixation of CO 2 in coral reef has been studied at Miyako Island in Japan (RITE project of coral reef study). The carbon and nitrogen contents of dissolved and particulate forms of organic matter in coral reef water and in various living organisms were measured. It was found that the concentrations of dissolved and particulate organic matter in the reef are lower than those of open ocean, despite of higher gross productivity area in the world ocean. Calculation from the temporal changes of organic carbon and inorganic carbon in the water column revealed that there is an imbalance between production and consumption. This suggets that carbon accumulates as organic matter in living organisms and the benthic floor of coral reef.
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