Coral disease physiology: The impact of Acroporid white syndrome on Symbiodinium

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 373-377

  Roff, G ^a   Kvennefors, E C E ^a   Ulstrup, K E ^b,d   Fine, M ^a,c   Hoegh Guldberg, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acropora hyacinthus; Coral; Disease; Symbiodinium; White syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL; DISEASE; ENDOSYMBIONT; HEALTH STATUS; LESION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOOXANTHELLA;

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

ACROPORA HYACINTHUS; ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA; HYACINTHUS; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 42549086409     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0339-2     Document Type: Article

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