In situ underwater measurements of photosynthetic activity of coral zooxanthellae and other reef-dwelling dinoflagellate endosymbionts

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 180, Issue , 1999, Pages 139-147

  Ralph, P J ^a   Gademann, R ^b   Larkum, A W D ^d   Schreiber, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Gademann Meßtechnik   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Coral reef; Photosynthesis; Symbionts

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SYMBIONT; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ACROPORA ASPERA; ALGAE; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; GONIASTREA; HETERACTIS; HETERACTIS SP.; PORITES; PROTOZOA; TRIDACNA MAXIMA;

EID: 0033519374     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps180139     Document Type: Article

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