Synergistic effects of UVR and temperature on the survival of Azooxanthellate and zooxanthellate early developmental stages of soft corals

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 401-414

  Zeevi Ben Yosef, Dafna ^a   Benayahu, Yehuda ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; POLYP; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOFT CORAL; SURVIVAL; SYNERGISM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL PERIOD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ASIA; EILAT; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; HETEROXENIA FUSCESCENS; RHYTISMA;

EID: 53649102684     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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