Long-term changes in the chlorophyll fluorescence of bleached and recovering corals from Hawaii

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2502-2509

  Rodrigues, Lisa J ^a   Grottoli, Andréa G ^b   Lesser, Michael P ^c  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Fluorescence; Photobleaching recovery; Photodamage; Photoinhibition

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYSTEM II; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; HAWAII; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; TIME FACTORS;

ANTHOZOA; MONTIPORA CAPITATA; PORITES COMPRESSA;

EID: 50649091802     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.012369     Document Type: Article

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