Differential survival of coral transplants on various substrates under elevated water temperatures

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-312

  Yap, Helen T ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Algal competition; Bleaching; Coral transplantation; Substrate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SAND; STRESSES; TISSUE;

CORAL TRANSPLANTS; TISSUE NECROSIS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

CORAL; CORAL BLEACHING; DISTURBANCE; SURVIVAL; TRANSPLANTATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; CORAL REEF; EL NINO; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PORITES CYLINDRICA; PORITES RUS; STRESS; SURVIVAL; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ENVIRONMENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PORITES; PORITES CYLINDRICA; PORITES RUS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 4043170671     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.02.017     Document Type: Article

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