Photosynthetic response of the Mediterranean zooxanthellate coral Cladocora caespitosa to the natural range of light and temperature

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1579-1586

  Rodolfo Metalpa, Riccardo ^a,c   Huot, Yannick ^b   Ferrier Pagès, Christine ^a  

^a CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cladocora caespitosa; Light; Photoacclimation; Photosynthesis; Temperate coral; Temperature

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUOROMETRY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUOROMETRY; LIGHT; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CLADOCORA CAESPITOSA;

EID: 46949104589     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.016345     Document Type: Article

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