Modelling variations in corallite morphology of Galaxea fascicularis coral colonies with depth and light on coastal fringing reefs in the Wakatobi Marine National Park (S.E. Sulawesi, Indonesia)

Computational Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-159

  Crabbe, M James C ^a   Smith, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer modelling; Corals; Growth; Morphology; Plasticity; Sedimentation; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CORALS; HETEROTROPHIC NUTRITION; NATIONAL PARKS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH KINETICS; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRITION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTICITY; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY;

REEFS;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDONESIA; METABOLISM; PHOTOBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; INDONESIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOBIOLOGY;

ANTHOZOA; GALAXEA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 33645889020     PISSN: 14769271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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