Ecological physiology of the black band disease cyanobacterium Phormidium corallyticum

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-298

  Richardson, Laurie L ^a   Kuta, Kevin G ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black band disease; Cyanobacterium; Microbial mat; Microenvironment; Phormidium corallyticum; Photosynthesis; Photosynthesis vs. irradiance curve; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

SULFIDE;

CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISEASE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; MICROBIAL MAT; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SULFIDE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BLACK BAND DISEASE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGY; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHORMIDIUM CORALLYTICUM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ANTHOZOA; PHORMIDIUM; PHORMIDIUM CORALLYTICUM;

EID: 0037375249     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00025-4     Document Type: Article

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