Seasonal fluctuations in the photosynthetic capacity of photosystem II in symbiotic dinoflagellates in the Caribbean reef-building coral Montastraea

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-38

  Warner, M E ^a,b   Chilcoat, G C ^a   McFarland, F K ^a   Fitt, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DINOFLAGELLATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMBIONT;

BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; MONTASTRAEA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; MONTASTRAEA FAVEOLATA; MONTASTRAEA FRANKSI; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIODINIUM SP.;

EID: 0036938597     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0807-8     Document Type: Article

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