Environmental and Hydrodynamic Controls on Transparent Exopolymer Particle Distribution in a Reef Lagoon: A Case Study from Okinawa, Japan

Heng Wu1, Kota Ishikawa2,3, Yosuke Yamada4,5, Akinori Murata1 and Satoshi Mitarai1, (1)Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Onna-son, Japan, (2)Tohoku University, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Sendai, Japan, (3)Tohoku University & JAMSTEC Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change, Sendai, Japan, (4)JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, x-star, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan, (5)Tohoku University & JAMSTEC Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change (WPI-AIMEC), Kochi, Japan