Table 1 NOx (nitrates + nitrites) at the different stations in Nouméa and at Reynard and Surprise (Mean ± SD, N = 3 per station).

From: Seabirds supply nitrogen to reef-building corals on remote Pacific islets

Date

Site

Distance from the shore

NOx (µmol.L−1)

10/11/2015

Reynard

50 m

2.44 ± 0.13

10/11/2015

Reynard

400 m

0.38 ± 0.04

10/11/2015

Reynard

800 m

0.08 ± 0.03

22/11/2015

Bampton

Reference station

0.14 ± 0.04

05/10/2016

Surprise

10 m

20.74 ± 0.18

05/10/2016

Surprise

25 m

22.08 ± 1.38

05/10/2016

Surprise

50 m

2.76 ± 0.48

05/10/2016

Surprise

100 m

0.69 ± 0.18

05/10/2016

Surprise

400 m

0.33 ± 0.01

02/03/2017

Pelotas

Reference station

0.47 ± 0.02

31/10/2014

Sainte Marie

urbanized

0.93 ± 0.25

31/10/2014

Crouy

Reference station

0.10 ± 0.02

  1. Reference stations were sampled at 50 m from the reef crest.