Urea uptake by the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 332, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-225

  Grover, Renaud ^a   Maguer, Jean François ^b   Allemand, Denis ^a   Ferrier Pagès, Christine ^a  

^a Centre Scientifique de Monaco   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

Coral; Isotopic enrichment; Uptake; Urea

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; LIGHT EFFECT; LINEARITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; TRANSPORT PROCESS; UREA; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA; STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA;

EID: 33748104900     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.11.020     Document Type: Article

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