Effects of nutritional history on nitrogen assimilation in congeneric temperate and tropical scleractinian corals

Marine Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1085-1096

  Piniak, Gregory A ^a,c   Lipschultz, Fredric ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Bermuda Biol Station for Research   (United Kingdom)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; CORAL; METABOLISM; NUTRITION;

ANTHOZOA; ARTEMIA; OCULINA ARBUSCULA; OCULINA DIFFUSA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 11144325653     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1410-y     Document Type: Article

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