Photobiology of endolithic microorganisms in living coral skeletons: 1. Pigmentation, spectral reflectance and variable chlorophyll fluorescence analysis of endoliths in the massive corals Cyphastrea serailia, Porites lutea and Goniastrea australensis

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 395-404

  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

CHLOROPHYLL; CORAL; ENDOLITHON; FLUOROMETRY; IRRADIANCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; SATURATION; SKELETON; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

ANTHOZOA; CYPHASTREA SERAILIA; GONIASTREA AUSTRALENSIS; OSTREOBIUM; OSTREOBIUM QUEKETTII; PORITES LUTEA;

EID: 34547124811     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0694-0     Document Type: Article

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