Impact of elevated ammonium on reproduction in two Hawaiian scleractinian corals with different life history patterns

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1230-1235

  Cox, Evelyn F ^a   Ward, Selina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral; Fecundity; Hawaii; Nutrients; Reproduction; Settlement

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODIVERSITY; LIFE CYCLE;

FERTILIZATION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

AMMONIUM; CORAL; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; EGG; EGG SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPOSURE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LOADING; PARAMETER; REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL; TIME; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; DRUG EFFECT; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; CAPITATA; HAWAIIA; MONTIPORA; MONTIPORA CAPITATA; POCILLOPORA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SCLERACTINIA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; FERTILITY; HAWAII; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0036851443     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00213-8     Document Type: Article

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