The annual cycle of density of zooxanthellae in the tissues of field and laboratory-held Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 35-48

  Stimson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal density; Annual cycle; Coral host; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

ALGAL DENSITY; ALGAL SYMBIONT; ANNUAL CYCLE; CORAL; ZOOXANTHELLAE;

POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS;

EID: 0030619587     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02753-0     Document Type: Article

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