Imaging of oxygen dynamics within the endolithic algal community of the massive coral Porites lobata

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 541-550

  Kühl, Michael ^a   Holst, Gerhard ^b   Larkum, Anthony W D ^c   Ralph, Peter J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b PCO AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endolithic; Imaging; Microenvironment; Optode; Ostreobium quekettii; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; OSTREOBIUM; OSTREOBIUM QUEKETTII; PORITES LOBATA;

EID: 44349186694     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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