Effects of bleaching on secondary metabolite chemistry of alcyonacean soft corals

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1543-1562

  Michalek Wagner, Kirsten ^a   Bowden, Bruce F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcyonacean soft corals; Algaecide; Antimicrobial activity; Chemical defense; Coral bleaching; Flexibilide; Isolobophytolide; Sinulariolide

Indexed keywords

CORAL; TERPENOID;

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CORAL BLEACHING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SOFT CORAL; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; REDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANTHOZOA; LOBOPHYTUM COMPACTUM; SINULARIA FLEXIBILIS;

EID: 0033930578     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005525110045     Document Type: Article

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