Depth-related variation in regeneration of artificial lesions in the Caribbean corals Porites astreoides and Stephanocoenia michelinii

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-39

  Nagelkerken, I ^a   Meesters, E H ^b   Bak, R P M ^b,c  

^a CARMABI FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corals; Damage; Depth gradient; Lesions; Regeneration; Tissue recovery

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

CORAL; DEPTH; LESION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DENSITY; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REGENERATION; SYMBIOSIS;

PORITES ASTREOIDES; STEPHANOCOENIA MICHELINII;

EID: 0033558330     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00147-6     Document Type: Article

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