Metabolic tolerance of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) to temperature and dissolved oxygen change

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 349, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-214

  Dodds, L A ^a   Roberts, J M ^a   Taylor, A C ^b   Marubini, F ^c  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Carbonate mound; Deep sea coral; Hypoxia; Lophelia pertusa; Physiology; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYPOXIA; LIMITING FACTOR; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 34547592441     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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