Intra-colonial variability in light acclimation of zooxanthellae in coral tissues of Pocillopora damicornis

Marine Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1325-1335

  Ulstrup, K E ^a   Ralph, P J ^a   Larkum, A W D ^b   Kuhl M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADSORPTION; CORAL; HETEROGENEITY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTICITY; POLYP; ZOOXANTHELLA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; HERON ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS;

EID: 33748422497     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0286-4     Document Type: Article

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