Effects of temperature, irradiance, salinity and inorganic nitrogen concentration on coral zooxanthellae in culture

Fisheries Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1006-1013

  Sakami, Tomoko ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Coral, environmental stresses; Photosystem 2 activity; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038386124     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2000.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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