Effects of elevated seawater temperature and nitrate enrichment on the branching coral Porites cylindrica in the absence of particulate food

Marine Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 669-677

  Nordemar, I ^a   Nystrom M ^a   Dizon, R ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GLOBAL WARMING; NITRATE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES; PORITES CYLINDRICA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0038454740     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0989-0     Document Type: Article

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