Photoinhibition of photosynthesis is reduced by water flow in the reef-building coral Acropora digitifera

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 301, Issue , 2005, Pages 109-118

  Nakamura, T ^a   Van Woesik, R ^b   Yamasaki, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Passive diffusion; Photoinhibition; Water flow rates

Indexed keywords

CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER FLOW;

ACROPORA DIGITIFERA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 27744481023     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps301109     Document Type: Article

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