Role of light intensity and spectral quality in coral settlement: Implications for depth-dependent settlement?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-255

  Mundy, C N ^a,c   Babcock, R C ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Coral; Larvae; Light; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; LIGHT INTENSITY; SETTLEMENT; SPECTRAL QUALITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECHINODERM; LARVA; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ACROPORA TENUIS; GONIASTREA ASPERA; GONIASTREA FAVULUS; MONTIPORA PELTIFORMIS; OXYPORA LACERA; PLATYGYRA DAEDALEA; PLAYTGYRA DAEDALEA;

EID: 0031901006     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00167-6     Document Type: Article

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