Interspecies and spatial diversity in the symbiotic zooxanthellae density in corals from northern South China Sea and its relationship to coral reef bleaching

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-303

  Li, Shu ^a   Yu, KeFu ^a,b   Shi, Qi ^a   Chen, TianRan ^a   Zhao, MeiXia ^a   Zhao, JianXin ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef bleaching; Interspecies diversity; Northern South China Sea; Spatial diversity; Zooxanthellae density

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA;

EID: 38949175985     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0514-4     Document Type: Article

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