Population dynamics of zooxanthellae during a bacterial bleaching event

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-227

  Shenkar, N ^a   Fine, M ^b   Kramarsky Winter, E ^a   Loya, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chl a; Coral bleaching; Mediterranean Sea; Oculina patagonica; Vibrio shiloi; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHLOROPHYLL A; CORAL BLEACHING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OCULINA PATAGONICA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO SHILONII;

EID: 33646518601     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-006-0090-0     Document Type: Article

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