Spatial and temporal variability of solar ultraviolet exposure of coral assemblages in the Florida Keys: Importance of colored dissolved organic matter

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1909-1922

  Zepp, Richard G ^a   Shank, G Christopher ^a,d   Stabenau, Erik ^a,e   Patterson, Karen W ^a,f   Cyterski, Mike ^a   Fisher, William ^a   Bartels, Erich ^b   Anderson, Susan L ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e Everglades National Park   (United States)

^f NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATIFICATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WARMING;

FLORIDA KEYS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 52149121332     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.5.1909     Document Type: Article

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