Inorganic carbon uptake for photosynthesis by the symbiotic coral/dinoflagellate association: I. Photosynthetic performances of symbionts and dependence on sea water bicarbonate

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-225

  Goiran, Claire ^a,c   Al Moghrabi, Salim ^b,c   Allemand, Denis ^c   Jaubert, Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Marine Science Station   (Jordan)

^c CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate transport; Corals; Inorganic carbon; Photosynthesis; Symbiosis; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON; SEA WATER;

BICARBONATE; CORAL; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SYMBIONTS; SYMBIOSIS; UPTAKE; ZOOXANTHELLA;

CORAL; DINOFLAGELLATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; ZOOXANTHELLA (SYMBIONT);

EID: 0030201522     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00201-4     Document Type: Article

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