Effect of zooplankton availability on the rates of photosynthesis, and tissue and skeletal growth in the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 296, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-166

  Houlbrèque, Fanny ^a   Tambutté, Eric ^a   Ferrier Pagès, Christine ^a  

^a CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Calcification; Coral; Feeding; Heterotrophy; Photosynthesis; Radionucleide isotope; Tissue growth

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION; CORAL; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ZOOPLANKTON; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ANEMIA SALINA; ANTHOZOA; SALINA; SCLERACTINIA; STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA;

EID: 10744226078     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00259-4     Document Type: Article

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