Influence of winter and spring/summer algal communities on the growth and physiology of adjacent scleractinian corals

Botanica Marina

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 200-207

  Titlyanov, Eduard A ^a,b   Titlyanova, Tamara V ^a   Yakovleva, Irina M ^a,b   Sergeeva, Oksana S ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Algae; Competition; Growth; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Scleractinian corals

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; CORAL; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REEF; RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXIC ORGANISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS; SESOKO;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA HYACINTHUS; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; HYACINTHUS; PAVONA DIVARICATA; PORITES CYLINDRICA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 33746256994     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2006.025     Document Type: Article

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