Annual cycle of symbiotic dinoflagellates from three species of scleractinian corals from coastal reefs of northeastern Brazil

Coral Reefs

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-193

  Costa, Cristiane F ^a   Sassi, Roberto ^a   Amaral, Fernanda D ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Scleractinian corals; Symbiotic dinoflagellates; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; CORAL; DINOFLAGELLATE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 21544443638     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-004-0446-2     Document Type: Article

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